Fig Preserves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 c. mashed figs (I peel off the stem ends)
6 c. sugar
juice of 1 lemon (no rind)

Preparation

Put in enamel roaster.
Mix with wooden spoon.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Stir every 30 minutes with wooden spoon. Do not cover the roaster.