Coffee Fig Fudge
| Sugar (granulated), | 2 cups |
| Coffee, | 1 cup |
| (Not too strong, and strain through cheesecloth.) | |
| Butter, | 2 tablespoons |
| Figs (cut in small pieces), | ½ cup |
The figs were wiped, stems removed, then each fig was cut in small pieces.
When the sugar, coffee and butter were cooked so that a little of the syrup tried in cold water formed a soft ball, Betsey removed the saucepan from the fire, stood it in a pan of cold water, added the figs, beat the fudge until it was thick like heavy cream, poured quickly into a buttered pan and marked in squares.