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Monday, August 6, 2012

Figs Are Back In My Backyard!



It's very exciting for me when the first fig(s) ripen. Yesterday there was ONE. Today there were four.




I only wish I could somehow convey the sweet taste to you from my photos...like eating the most delectable sugar off a tree, being transported to a place where your senses are most heightened beyond your wildess dreams. Gastronomically heaven sent!

19 comments:

  1. How wonderful, to have them grow in your garden...(we have two very small trees, but don't think we will get fruit somehow...I'll keep you posted on that one..lol).

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  2. I have never eaten a fresh fig. It seems that everyone that has them simply swoons every time they come ripe. Happy Day.

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  3. Wonderful photos and I can almost taste them!

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  4. and very good for you too. i love figs. but they are very hard to get around here this time of year. not sure i have seen this kind of fig though. the interior is amazing

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  5. Oh I know EXACTLY how they taste. :) As we were out eating them off of our Neighbors tree last night too. She called us up to come pick and eat with her and we didn't hesitate. I usually take photos but was to busy eating...They are WONDERFUL and ripening like crazy in our hot weather. She said she is going to have to make some fig jam or Fig and Rhubarb jam as there is so many.

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  6. Hi Lynn,
    I found these great places on VRBO Vacation Rental By Owner. Goggle it and pick your country! Great prices too.
    Terry

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  7. meee toooo! I have a ginormous fig tree and just picked two the other day - but they are not quite ripe.
    any recipe ideas???

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  8. My figs are called Turkey figs. The tree is huge and has been cut back twice as it wants to take over the entire yard (size of a house! I kid you not)...

    Ann, if you have two trees BE CAREFUL. They will grow over time and become HUGE!!! Keep cutting them back. I lost a crop last year after cutting back but they are back this year!

    Cathie, I don't cook or bake anymore. I just eat them off the tree and give bags full to neighbors.

    Lisa, get thee to a farmers market and buy some fresh figs! They are to die for!

    Terry, thanks for that info (just incase) we ever get to do this too. ;-)

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  9. Yummmm ! Enjoy your heavenly fruits !

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  10. When I was a kid we had a fig tree in our front yard. My Dad would stand at the tree and eat them over and over. I was never a fig eater, the kind of sweet that they are, I don't know. But my Mama would put them into her backing and it was wonderful.
    No you do not need to re follow...and I have some of my list back on already.
    I bet that I looked like someone shot me when I deleted my list....what can I say.
    Love, Mary

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  11. I actually don't care for figs, but these are awsome photos, none the less!
    You have an excellent eye for quality/interesting shots, Lynn.

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  12. Looks like it musta been good. I like them in Newtons.

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  13. Hi Lynn,
    The house in France was in Briittany which is NW France, near the town of Josselin. 6 hours from Paris. The Tuscany house was about an hour from Florence. Yes, tea would be nice. Maybe after kids are back in school. Which is after Labor Day.
    Terry

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  14. I ate my first fresh fig last summer ... I was amazed at how much better it was than a fig newton (my only fig knowledge til then) ... Lucky duck you have a tree full!

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  15. I adore fresh figs - grew them one year but then it got too cold and the tree died...so sad!! happy eating

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  16. Kinda sad, how many folks have never eaten fresh figs. One of my fondest memories is at my grandmother's in July. I can still taste her very ripe figs. And oh, my - after she stewed them down in sugar water and spread them over our toast! To die!

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  17. Never had a fresh fig. The color is certainly inspirational. I don't like dried ones, but I'm sure these are delectable!!

    Hugs Giggles

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