We had a fig bush (tree?) when I was a kid and we used the figs in our slingshots when we played war. Made a spectacular splash when they hit, especially when they were a bit beyond ripe. Mom never did approve of having to wash my clothes after a fig war, though.
I remember the figs my grandma had back in Beaumont TX. For some reason as a youngster, I was not much of a fan of any fresh fruit, but figs looked gross and smelled gross. She made them into fig preserves which were brown and gross looking.
ReplyDeleteI always went with the Welch's grape jelly.
As I aged I learned to like what she called her "fig pie" which was really more like a dense cake with a fig filling - sort of like a giant Fig Newton.
But that did not answer your question did it. ;)
Found a good use! I had a container of something called ALPHA-OMEGA from the deli at the co-op - it is a mixture of kamut (a Middle Eastern wheat), cranberries, sunflower seeds, peas, carrots, onions, peppers, parsley and garlic, with vinegar, lemon juice and oil. I added a handful of chunks of cold rotisserie chicken, and then added several cut-up fresh figs (FROM YOUR TREE HAHA). The figs added a nice tasty sweet counterbalance to all the savory tastes. I would do that again!
ReplyDeleteI found a good use for figs (from your tree HAHA)!
ReplyDeleteHad a container of something from the deli at the co-op called ALPHA-OMEGA SALAD. It has these ingredients: kamut (a Middle Eastern wheat grain), cranberries, sunflower seeds, peas, carrots, onions, peppers, parsley and garlic, with vinegar, oil and lemon juice. I added a handful of chunks of cold rotisserie chicken, then added several chopped up fresh figs.
The figs added a nice balance to the savory tastes - I would do that again!