Here's what I do, from- "The Gift of Southern Cooking" recipe for preserved figs . I have a Black Jack fig tree, and a few other things to keep up with. I like that you can take these one day at a time. And you can put them in the fridge without canning.
Whole Preserved Figs (NOT fig preserve, not fig jam). I've had some in the fridge for a year.
http://heshechewchew.blogspot.com/20...rved-figs.html
http://www.chowhound.com/post/preserved-figs-649391
I've been updating for several years since 2009, including one with my Desert Kings.