My first fig

[SedonaSun]

Okay, so I bought my first figs today. My first thought...how did someone take a bit of that and say, "Hey, let's make a cookie out of this" (or do Fig Newtons even have figs in them??)

It was interesting, not what I expected.

Stupid question... do you eat figs whole or peel them or what?

And I'm assuming soft to the touch is ripe, yes?

Feeling totally fig-ignorant :confused:

[starry-eyed-doe]

i've never bought figs. my grandmother has a fig tree in her backyard. we just pick them (soft, yes) rinse them, and eat them; skin and all. i don't eat the little stem though. if the fig is pink inside, too, it is definitely gonna be sweet and ripe :) enjoy your figs, and hope you're not too fig-norant now!!! :D

[tracyinfo]

Soft to the touch is ripe. I eat the whole thing. I cannot imagine peeling a fig, as it would be way too messy.

Enjoy the figs. They are one of my favorite fruits. I enjoy the black mission figs more than the greenish figs.

Blessings.

[RawTruth]

I have a fig tree that yields Mission figs, but my next door neighbor's fig tree has the marvelous light green with pink inside figs - Kadota? They are beyond orgasmic. They allow me to eat my fill from it each summer.

Before I planted my tree, I would occasionally buy figs from the market. They seldom had the full-bodied, fresh, juicy flavor that typify figs. If you get the chance, definitely try to hunt some up at a farmers' market! Also, if picked unripe and allowed to soften off the tree, they lose a lot of flavor.

[Revvell]

Nod,nod,nod. Yup! I peel 'em ~ and de-seed strawberries, raspberries and kiwis too. :D

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