Fig And Ginger Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs fresh figs, stemmed, peeled, and quartered
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 thin-skinned lemon, quartered and thinly sliced (remove any seeds)
2 tablespoons chopped crystallized ginger

Preparation

Combine the figs, sugar, water, lemon, and ginger in a slow cooker.
Cover and cook on LOW for 2 1/2 hours, stirring twice during cooking.
Remove the lid, turn the cooking temperature to HIGH, and cook 2-3 hours longer, until the jam reaches your desired consistency.
Ladle the warm jam into clean spring-top glasses (or use screw tops with new lids); let stand until cool.
Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.
OR spoon into small plastic storage containers and freeze for up to 2 months.