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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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 Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 08:58:09 AM
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Ok, I have a fig tree full of figs. Well, it's only a few years old and as tall as me. But has lots of figs on it. I just pulled off 2 ripe ones. Does anyone have any good fig recipes? I saw on CITR blog where Suzanne made home made fig newtons. I need to find that recipe because that's something I really want to make. I have 2 other smaller fig trees that have some on them too. And a friend said I could have all hers.
Kris
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 09:37:59 AM
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I have run across some beautiful sounding fig recipes, Kris, but honestly, I don't love the way they "look" so I've never made them!!! I do love fig newtons, though :)
If you'd like, I can get a few together and send them your way.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 09:48:42 AM
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That would be nice, Jonni, if you have time. I just have no idea. I guess I could look on line for some. I don't really care for the preserves. Maybe there is some way to cook them with meat or veggies?
Kris
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 09:59:06 AM
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These all seem to be "tarts" both savory and sweet. I will happily bring the few in I've found. One is from this great cookbook from the chef who's often on the Victory Garden (Michel Naiswan). Let me see what I can dig up. If I were going to look for recipes, I'd probably hit Epicurious.com for them--it pulls from Gourmet, Cooking Light and Bon Appetit magazines, where you'd see more fig recipes.
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 10:14:18 AM
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Fig jam!!! I do envy you a fig tree.
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tinaberry
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
satsuma
al
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 10:20:01 AM
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I have made figs preserves using strawberry jello, taste almost like strawberry preserves.
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 12:04:32 PM
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Spiced Figs are really good! I recently saw a recipe for Fig and Orange Spice Jam. I'll try and find it for you Kris :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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violetrose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ruth
Epworth
GA
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 1:14:07 PM
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Kris, I really would love to have some of your figs to make my sweetie some Fig Preserves. We'd love to come to see you too!
hugs, Ruth
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 3:57:07 PM
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 7:27:23 PM
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Jonni, now that first one sounds too good. I love goat cheese and sausage. I will look it up. Thanks so much.
Ruth, please come see me. I will go try to get my friend's figs and you are welcome to all you need. Just let me know when. I had not talked to my hubby in a few days so I am sorry to have cut our phone call short and didn't get to the part where you wanted to come visit. So please do. I would love for you both to come.
Michele, that sounds good too. I have a dehydrator. If you have that recipe, I'd love to try it too. Thanks so much.
Kris
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Aug 31 2011 : 9:30:00 PM
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Drying them sounds really good...Let us know how the dehydrator works with that.
Do figs grow well in the far north?? We are going to be planting at least 3 more fruit trees this fall and a fig tree sure sounds sweet!
Melody
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 03:17:52 AM
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I don't know what all is in it, cause I didn't keep the jar! UHG! But, a few years ago Trader Joe's used to sell garlic fig sauce. I Looooved the stuff! But, they stopped selling it. It was very pudgent. And was a dark brown. For sure had garlic, figs, and onions in it. I've searched online for recipes but never found any. If I ever actually had a tree where I could get them for free I would probably experiment. The sauce was not really for dipping, (too strong) but it was GREAT in omlettes! I loved it in my eggs. I used to use it every morning in my eggs, I had no idea Trader Joe's was going to discontinue it or I would of kept the jar with the ingredients!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 10:28:28 AM
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Sharon, I have saved that site. Oh my goodness, I want to make everything on there. Yum! Thanks for posting the link. And the jam looks way too good. I am going to have to make some now. I wish they would hurry up and get ripe now. They are taking forever for some reason.
Kris
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 10:35:51 AM
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Kris, I went home and scoured my cookbooks for fig recipes and all of them use "dried" figs. I was so bummed! Here I thought I could help! That's what I get for going "ugh, figs" (turn the page)...
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Haysville
Kansas
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 7:22:31 PM
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You're welcome Kris!
I found the site yesterday and wished I had figs :) I saw some at the grocery store and they were sold in packs of five for $4.99 and who knows how ripe they would be. :(
Have fun!!!
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 01 2011 : 8:07:33 PM
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Yum, yum, yum! All these recipes look so good. I am going to have to get a few more fig trees now. And I can't believe how expensive figs are. Good grief! 5 fo $4.99? That's crazy. Yep, I need more trees now.
Ruth said she can't have figs trees where she lives because it gets too cold for them there. And she's only about maybe less than 100 miles from me. So I guess they need more hot weather to grow?
Kris
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
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Posted - Sep 02 2011 : 05:36:25 AM
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They do, Kris...Figs are what our ancestors ate in Greece, Italy, Egypt, etc...that climate is perfect. I don't see them here in Kentucky, unless they are an ornamental grown for leaf as opposed to fruit.
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
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Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2011 : 06:39:33 AM
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Just eat them like nature intended. My fig tree is coming back after three years of renters!!!!!
Trish
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 02 2011 : 6:28:54 PM
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I did eat a few yesterday. They are good. But so slow in ripening. I was at the grocery store today and saw a little pint container of Black mission figs. They were just $2.99. I was expecting them to be at least $6 but not here I guess. Not too bad. I think there were about 9 in the container.
Kris
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Sep 08 2011 : 11:29:54 AM
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Mt friend just gave me 2 gallon bags of frozen figs!!! I will have to wait to get the ingredients to make some of these good recipes y'all gave me. But I can hardly wait to try them all.
Kris
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