{"id":531,"date":"2018-05-22T18:46:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T18:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcg.antir.sca.org\/wp\/?p=531"},"modified":"2018-05-22T23:13:56","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T23:13:56","slug":"fig-and-rose-petal-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcg.antir.sca.org\/wp\/fig-and-rose-petal-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Fig and Rose-Petal Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eden writes:\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The roses are blooming in my garden right now, and it\u2019s time to decide what to do with them. \u00a0One of my favorite period recipes, is also incredibly simple: you will need 1-2 roses, a cup or so of figs, about half a cup of sugar, a kitchen mallet and a pair of scissors, plus a little patience<\/p>\n

First pick a couple of wide open, extremely fragrant roses*, that have been grown without pesticides.<\/p>\n

Pull all the larger petals off and wash them well in a colander. \u00a0Drain & pat dry with a clean towel.
\nNow the tedious part: \u00a0take a pair of scissors and cut off the little white pith at the base of each petal. \u00a0When you are bored to tears stop, that is how many petals you need.<\/p>\n

Next take a cup or so of dried figs, and trim off any woody stems. Then take a smooth surfaced kitchen mallet\/meat tenderizer, or something similar (you can use a can of tomatoes if you have to) and make sure it\u2019s completely clean & dry. \u00a0Pound each fig flat with your mallet. Work out any frustrations on those figs, get them nice & thin, about 1\/8\u201d thick<\/p>\n

Finally, \u00a0in a small jar (for ease of storage) place a layer of rose petals, sprinkle them with sugar, top with a layer of figs, then another layer of rose petals, then sugar, then figs etc. \u00a0Pack them down tightly in the jar. The fewer air pockets the better, and finish with a final layer of sugar.<\/p>\n

Let sit for about two weeks or more. \u00a0The figs will soften and infuse with rose flavor and are a delightful treat on their own, smeared on a bit of toast or as part of a cheese plate.<\/p>\n

* strong fragrance generally correlates with strong flavor.<\/p>\n

BASIN OF FIGS \u00a0\u00a0– BURNIA DE HIGOS<\/b><\/p>\n

Recipe #126 from The Libre del Coch<\/i> 1520, as \u00a0tranlsated by Robbin Carroll Mann<\/p>\n

You will take very good dried figs, very sweet, and flatten them well, one by one, and remove from them the hard part of the \u00a0stems, and take a basin or a deep plate which are new and very clean, and put at the bottom of the basin a layer of red roses, removing the white part of them with scissors. \u00a0And upon the roses a little sugar, and then a layer of the figs, and in this manner, making a layer of the roses and sugar and another of the figs, fill up the basin or plate, \u00a0And having done this, cover the basin well, so that it is there for fifteen or twenty days, and then eat those figs, and this is a very exquisite food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eden writes: The roses are blooming in my garden right now, and it\u2019s time to decide what to do with them. \u00a0One of my favorite period recipes, is also incredibly simple: you will need 1-2 roses, a cup or so of figs, about half a cup of sugar, a kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n

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