Sweet Fig Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 pounds figs
1 cup boiling soda water
1 quart vinegar
7 cups sugar
1/2 box pickling spice

Preparation

Soak figs in boiling soda water and let stand 10 minutes. Drain and rinse twice in cold water.
Add vinegar, sugar and spice and bring to a hard boil for 30 minutes.
Pack into jars while boiling and seal.