I took figs that grow in our garden for granted until..............

[grouie]

Most Indians and that includes me have a craze for foreign goods, I had a few dollars and when one of my friends was visiting the US I requested her to buy me some goodies including figs.
It is only after I tasted those did I started appreciating what grew in my own garden. I have liked those golden coloured figs but somehow what I got from the US are black in colour and slightly wet too. No doubt they are sun dried.

Figs that grow in our garden.

 

[Beth_B]

Fresh figs are absolutely sublime...when I've lived in places where they're readily available it was a frequent snack. The dried or preserved ones don't even taste like the same fruit.

I do see them occasionally at a little local Indian grocery store but only by the case. And they're the black mission figs, still very delicious fresh!

 

[IcyBC]

Did you like it? It looks like prune to me as I haven't eaten dried figs before. Now, you got me curious, and I will look for some on my next grocery trip.

 

[grouie]

Did you like it? It looks like prune to me as I haven't eaten dried figs before. Now, you got me curious, and I will look for some on my next grocery trip.

I had ordered for prunes as well. These are figs. I like the dried figs which have a golden colour. I normally soak them in sugar syrup which makes eating them easy.

 

[claudine]

They look so weird! It's the first time when I see black figs. Is it a special variety?
I often eat dried figs that look like those:

 

[Trellum]

My mother loves figs , she always had My grandma had a fig tree growing in her garden, for us those dark colored figs are common sight. Sadly I could never get into them

 

[grouie]

They look so weird! It's the first time when I see black figs. Is it a special variety?
I often eat dried figs that look like those:

These are the figs I truly love. They are definitely superior to what grows in my garden. Since they are a bit tough I soak them in sugar syrup for a day or two and then finish them all. Dry Fruits are my favourite.

 

[grouie]

My mother loves figs , she always had My grandma had a fig tree growing in her garden, for us those dark colored figs are common sight. Sadly I could never get into them

I was expecting to get those golden coloured ones which are my favourite. These black figs did not appeal to me.

 

[claudine]

These are the figs I truly love. They are definitely superior to what grows in my garden. Since they are a bit tough I soak them in sugar syrup for a day or two and then finish them all. Dry Fruits are my favourite.

They're absolutely delicious, aren't they? I also like dried apples, apricots and cranberries. They make a perfect snack
Fresh figs are quite yummy too, but they're very expensive here.

 

[Trellum]

I was expecting to get those golden coloured ones which are my favourite. These black figs did not appeal to me.

Yes, that is a shame I have seen the black ones and to be honest they don't appeal to me either. I thought that white thing that came out when I picked one from its tree was gross

 

[Smartmom]

I absolutely love these things. My grandmother had a tree and made fig preserves. They are very rare here. I have only seen a tree a couple times. I have only heard a couple times people even saying that they have a fig tree. Some dont like them but I love them. I can eat them right off the tree.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

once in a while I luck out and run across a person here who grows a fig tree and I will get a few fresh ones.. Its a big ordeal, not one I want to deal with. But they have to build a little house around it in the winter to protect it, and I think the perfect location is a must, probably in the spot where the most sun of the day can be found.

 

[grouie]

I absolutely love these things. My grandmother had a tree and made fig preserves. They are very rare here. I have only seen a tree a couple times. I have only heard a couple times people even saying that they have a fig tree. Some dont like them but I love them. I can eat them right off the tree.

I picked up a recipe from the Net to prepare fig syrup. It was delicious.

 

[grouie]

once in a while I luck out and run across a person here who grows a fig tree and I will get a few fresh ones.. Its a big ordeal, not one I want to deal with. But they have to build a little house around it in the winter to protect it, and I think the perfect location is a must, probably in the spot where the most sun of the day can be found.

That sure is an ordeal. I have no such problem.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

That sure is an ordeal. I have no such problem.

well that is because your zone is 13