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    Old 08-02-2012, 05:53 AM
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    I freeze them and then make a fig cake.....tastes just like fresh.
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    Old 08-02-2012, 06:02 AM
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    Check out www.foodgawker.com. That is one of my favorite recipe sites. Searching for fig brought up over 1,000 recipes. I really enjoyed the fig muffins I made.
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    Old 08-02-2012, 01:25 PM
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    I would give the rest of my teeth for some good fig preserves!
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    Old 08-02-2012, 02:15 PM
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    If you have a dehydrator you can dry them. They make yummy snacks. Keep them in the fridge afterwards, especially if you live in a hot climate. They might mold a bit if left to the heat. I dried several gallons this year for family members.
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    Old 08-02-2012, 03:01 PM
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    I know many people like the "fake strawberry" jam, made with figs . . . but personally . . . YUK! Just make fig preserves/jam!!! Don't ruin those beautiful figs, with fake flavoring!

    Fig ice cream is also verrrrrrrrry yummy!!!

    You can also clean them, then freeze them. YUMMY, even frozen!!!
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    Old 08-02-2012, 03:40 PM
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    You can send them to me.
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    Old 08-02-2012, 04:18 PM
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    i use the real strawberries and figs and the strawberries have to come from plant city. florida.there nottin better than plant city strawberry..
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    Old 08-02-2012, 04:27 PM
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    They're really best fresh off the bush/tree! If there is a lot of the white next to the skin, I prefer to just eat the yummy pink middle. Some figs have lots of white, others it is very thin...We used to have one little fig bush (only about 2-1/2 ft tall) that had the sweetest, juiciest little figs. I loved them. Our other two fig bushes were probably 8-10 feet tall with the great big figs that my mom made into preserves. But the little ones, we just ate (and ate, and ate).
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    Originally Posted by chips88
    i make fig and strawberry jelly.. yummy
    same here!!
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    Old 08-02-2012, 05:21 PM
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    Just today while waiting around in the dentist's office I came upon a recipe in a People magazine that was a banana bread with 1 1/2 cups of figs added. I didn't get to read it closely. It was probably dried figs, but I see no reason why fresh ones wouldn't work, and I plan to try it the next time I make banana bread.
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