Before anything else, let me just say that this post is more for its photogenic qualities (ie. food porn) than a usual blog with accompanying recipe. As you know, I love figs. But it got to a point where enough was enough and I basically ODed on them. So what to do with a ship- ment of figs recently given to us? Turn them into jam!
Somehow in the jam making process, I got a wee bit sidetracked (as I often am with a hundred things going on in my head) and decided to play around with the ingredients and create a still life. I pictured in my head an image that exuded an old-world feel with low-level light coming from an angle and creating some nice shadows. Well, here is what I ended up with:
For those of you that are interested in making fig jam, try here and here. There are quite a few variations in terms of the spices used so go with what you like.
Your photo is stunning, Steven.
Great picture. I’m sure I will be coming back to this post once figs become available again. I plan to make fig jam and confit!
Thank you Patricia. So glad you liked this.
Veron, then it will be my turn to be envious and you can torture me with your posts!
Beautiful! Figs look best like this anyway!
Aren’t figs so photogenic? They must be like the supermodels of the food world (for me anyway)
I’ve got 2 fig trees in my back yard, and I make fig preserves with sesame seeds every year. Yum.
Lucky you! Not many people cultivate them anymore. The sesame seeds sound interesting…