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Old 08-01-2012, 04:14 AM
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A friend gave me some fresh figs what can I make with them, I my sound dumb I have never eaten fresh figs.
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Old 08-01-2012, 04:26 AM
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i make fig and strawberry jelly.. yummy
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​I love figs. Are they fresh or dried? I have never cooked with them but I would think you could use them like dates in date bars?
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First, wash the figs you want to eat now. Then, pull the stem off with about 20% of the surrounding skin. Pop into your mouth & enjoy. A ripe fig should be kinda mushy. If it is not ripe, you will get a fuzzy taste in your mouth & the figs won't be that good.

Years ago I made canned figs using a recipe that called for Strawberry Jello. The result was a jam that tasted like strawberry preserves. http://www.food.com/recipe/Strawberr...reserves-60744

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...ipe/index.html This should be another good recipe. The figs are great on pancakes & biscuits.

If you are only making a very small batch, you could just keep in the fridge. Wish I had me some figs. I love them fresh right off the tree.
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cookies cookies and cookie fillings http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...h_figs,FF.html
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Thank you I will try to make some strawberry-fig preserves
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And some Fig Bars I better get busy Thanks to all of you.
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Will try the fig jam as friend gives me so many figs when her tree has a big crop.
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I did make some strawbery-fig preserves it is really really good,Thanks Ladies now to make the cookies
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I used to make fig preserves, dried figs, fig fruit leather, and fresh homemade fig "newtons" bars for my dad.. he loved them.... personally... I prefer them fresh..

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