I would like to make fig jam and these green figs were available to me. These are not as sweet as other varietals and I am concerned that the jam will not be sweet enough. I am debating adding more sugar but am not sure if this will cause issues.
I also would like to make a 1/3 batch of this so I can test out with a small batch to make sure sweetness level is ok. I would be cutting this Ball recipe in 1/3 for all ingredients, except maybe sugar.
Are these modifications to the recipe safe?
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if you are using traditional pectin like ball or Sure-Jell, altering the ratios and halving or doubling the recipe won’t work well because it can mess with the set and you’ll end up with syrup instead of jelly.
if you want to test flavors, you can make some freezer jelly which is a little more forgiving.
if you want to make smaller batches or adjust proportions of sweetener, Pomonas pectin uses a different kind of pectin, and you can adjust batch sizes and sugar a lot easier with that
Love figs! I made under ripe fig jam and didn’t enjoy it at all. It needed something! If yours turns out good — let me know what you did. My fig trees are loaded!