Figs

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mulbs Nov 2011 12:38pm, 25 Nov 2011 4,308 posts	0 mulbs Oh no SOAPM, perfectly ripe they are far more delicious fresh than prepared, mmmmmmm
Pestomum Nov 2011 12:39pm, 25 Nov 2011 11,987 posts	0 Pestomum ooh... are they charging as per air miles then?
becca7 Nov 2011 12:57pm, 25 Nov 2011 3,420 posts	0 becca7 They are yum when fresh. I have recently been able to get 3 or 4 for 100 of your English pence here in the midlands.
GregP Nov 2011 1:11pm, 25 Nov 2011 54,610 posts	0 GregP They were 4 for £3 even in Waitrose last week, I thought. And I believe the Southern expression for which you are groping is "Fourfora Paaaaaaand".
RuthB2 Nov 2011 1:35pm, 25 Nov 2011 9,563 posts	0 RuthB2 Great, shows me what I can charge when our tree eventually bears fruit.
Chrisull Nov 2011 1:41pm, 25 Nov 2011 4,134 posts	0 Chrisull Yep, in season you can get them 4 for a £1 and black bursa figs if they are black-eye purple, and when cut open road kill red (not stiff as a board road kill brown, which they go if you wait a day too long), then they are heavenly. But like Victoria plums which dwarf all other plums, all other varieties seem a bit pants.
whiskey Nov 2011 6:53pm, 25 Nov 2011 56 posts	0 whiskey i can never figure out if i'm supposed to eat the skin or not. many fruits confuse me
swittle Nov 2011 7:22pm, 25 Nov 2011 15,254 posts	0 swittle A dried fig is nowhere near as disappointing as it sounds. Just need to locate that tiny, tough 'button' before consuming at will
jacdaw Nov 2011 7:27pm, 25 Nov 2011 46 posts	0 jacdaw Me too Whiskey; I used to throw away the skin... but now I eat it. Is this wrong?
Vindicator Nov 2011 8:21pm, 25 Nov 2011 1,994 posts	0 Vindicator Fig - cut open and slightly spread, crumbled goats cheese, drizzle of honey, sprinkled walnuts, baked - done!