Figs

Figs

The fig trees are loaded; but they haven’t started ripening. Chris Abrams’ fig tree is already producing buckets every day. He says it is starting to produce a 3rd crop even. What is the difference in his tree and mine? For one thing, I prune mine really heavy every year. His has not been pruned. He has to use a ladder to pick the figs. I guess it would be worth it. Readers of this blog know how brutally my trees get pruned. They will get a vacation from pruning this year.

Chris donated a huge bag full of figs; so I have searched for recipes. They are so good to just eat, that it seems a waste to cook them; but it would be worse to let them rot. Here is a website I found that has lots of good recipes. http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/recipes/figs/figindex.html The one that looks best to me is the stuffed figs.

There was a person talking about figs on NPR yesterday morning. She mentioned a recipe using goat cheese and wrapping the figs in bacon. Of course the figs could be dried. Instructions for this can be found at http://www.ochef.com/9.htm

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/