It's holiday time -

[CanMan]

High Energy "Survival" Bars

1 pound pitted dates
1 pound figs
1 pound raisins
1 cup cashew pieces
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup peanut butter

Mix all ingredients except for peanut butter through a meat grinder.
Add peanut butter and mix well.
Roll out into 1/2 inch thick sheets.
Cut into bars and wrap well.

Makes 60 2-ounce bars.

Source: High Energy "Survival" Bars - 56932 - Recipezaar

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Fig Jam

2 quarts chopped figs - (abt 5 lbs)
6 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice

To prepare chopped figs, cover figs with boiling water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain, stem and chop figs.

Combine figs, sugar, and 3/4 cup water in a large sauce pot. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook rapidly until thick. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. Add lemon juice and cook 1 minute longer.

Pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space. Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath.

This recipe yields 5 pints.

[Mama Mangia]

fig jam - mmmmmmmmmm

and I have to make those bars - thanx for sharing!

[The Ironic Chef]

It's not Holiday time yet so stop causing trouble, lol. Haloweenie is comming up so I can make some popcorn balls to throw at ya.

[Mama Mangia]

It's not Holiday time yet so stop causing trouble, lol. Haloweenie is comming up so I can make some popcorn balls to throw at ya.

make lots, some with M & M's in them, some drizzled in chocolate, some with nuts - I got my catchers mitt on! LOL

[jglass]

Wish I could get fresh figs around here. Id love to give them a try.

[Keziah]

We don't seem to do a lot with figs over here. We have fig rolls which are figs rolled up in a short crust pastry. Christmas time they are on the shelves, in a dried muddle, packaged next to the sticky dates.

I fancy I have had fresh figs, but they could not have made much of an impact as I cannot clearly remember the taste.

[TheKitchenSink]

I like fig newtons. Does that count?

[MsMai]

Mama, I haven't any really good fig recipes to share, but I do love me some figs... fresh or dried.

[Shelley]

I like fig newtons. Does that count?

Same here. I don't think I've had them any other way.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

[QUOTE=CanMan;36860]High Energy "Survival" Bars

1 pound pitted dates
1 pound figs
1 pound raisins
1 cup cashew pieces
1 cup sesame seeds
1 cup peanut butter

Mix all ingredients except for peanut butter through a meat grinder.
Add peanut butter and mix well.
Roll out into 1/2 inch thick sheets.
Cut into bars and wrap well.

Makes 60 2-ounce bars.

Source: High Energy "Survival" Bars - 56932 - Recipezaar

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Canman's Survival Bars remind me of Roseanne (Barr) Arnold's recipe for "Trail Mix". in her stand-up routine she said: "Take a bag of peanut M&M's and a bag of plain M&M's and then an extra-large bags of Cheetos and mix them all in a clean tote bag. If THAT don't get your big azz up over those hills- I don't know WHAT will!"