After a bout of anesthesia, I was instructed not to drive or operate
heavy machinery, or make important business decisions for 24 hrs.
Unfortunately, there was nothing about turning on the heat under a pot
of fig jam. Only when the scorched smell reached a point that made me
think of a smoldering cat did I check the stove.

This is a Le Cruset enameled cast iron pot. I let it cool, scooped out
the "fruit" to find a sturdy black-brown crust on the bottom. I poured
in some water and let that boil for a bit, but this has done very
little to loosen the crust. What do I do now? Barb -- do I get any
slack for being drugged instead of purely stupid?