Dried Fig Jam with Mastic, Aniseed, and Walnuts

• 2 pounds dried figs
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground aniseed
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts
• 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon pulverized mastic (optional)

1. Chop the figs roughly.
2. Boil the sugar and water with the lemon juice for a few minutes, then add the figs, and simmer gently until they are soft and impregnated with the syrup, which should have thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
3. Stir constantly to avoid burning.
4. Add the aniseed, pine nuts and walnuts, and the mastic if you like.
5. (To be properly pulverized, the mastic must have been pounded or ground with a pinch of sugar.)
6. Stir well, and cook a few minutes longer.
7. Pour into clean glass jars and let it cool, then close tightly.

figs, sugar, water, lemon, ground aniseed, pine nuts, walnuts, pulverized mastic

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dried-fig-jam-with-mastic-aniseed-and-walnuts-373643 (may not work)