Yep, I just ordered a couple of different cold hardy fig trees. They should be here by March 9.
I don't have the preserves recipe, but I can probably recreate it- given enough figs.
It probably just involved far more sugar than is popular these days.
I mean, how complicated can a whole fruit preserve be? Except that the last batch I tried from Etsy had LEMON slices in it! Ack! (Yeah, I know, upping the acid content is vital for low sugar recipes but still! Ewwww!)
The customer comments section of the tree company made it seem that the cold hardiness is exaggerated, so I'll root some cuttings just before winter and will be able to try again the next year for free. I expect after a few more years of climate warming, they'll overwinter just fine.
Who knows? Maybe they'll be OK anyway. It's worth a shot for a "tree" that is likely to bear some figs the very first year.