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GREEN FIGS

Yields1 ServingPrep Time8 hrsCook Time3 hrsTotal Time11 hrs

INGREDIENTS
 50 green figs
 3 tbsp limestone powder
 1 ½ lbs white sugar
 1 ½ lbs brown sugar or panela
 1 lemon
 10 cups water
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DIRECTIONS
1- wash the figs and make a cross shaped cut on the top
2- dissolve the limestone in 9 cups of water
3- immerse the figs and let them rest overnight
4- in a pot dissolve the sugar, the brown sugar or panela in 1/2 cup of water and add lemon zest
5- simmer wash the figs and remove all the limestone add them to the honey and cook for 3 hours over low heat, stir constantly until cooked

NOTE
if necessary add water hot little by little during cooking until cooked and honey has been absirbed