Fig Jam

Fig jam is a common Macedonian breakfast or snack, served with tea and bread or sometimes cookies. It also makes an excellent addition to cheeseboards. Growing up in Canada, fresh figs were not readily available, so my family almost always bought fig jam imported from Macedonia. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was fortunate enough to have a a beautiful mature fig tree in my backyard, and a fig tree was one of the first things I bought for our new home in Australia. Making this jam has become