Ok, it's not a home improvement question exactly, but the home that I am currently improving has a huge fig tree in the

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back yard, and these are just a small sample of the fruit it is bearing. They are really sweet and juicy, but I would love to do something else with these besides eating them fresh off the tree, but I am lacking good "Fig" recipes. I could do an online search, but would prefer to get suggestions from people that actually use these in recipes. Anybody have a good use for these?
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  • Ricardo B Ricardo B on Sep 15, 2011
    I helped my 3 yr old grandson plant a Kadota fig tree close to my blueberry patch. Now three years later, I now share my bounty with ants and the plethora of birds. So if your wife loves birds... this is a fine use as a bird rest and a bird dessert. BTW... Blueberry netting kept the birds at bay but not the ants. When I lived in Albuquerque, NM figs were left to dry and concentrate their sweetness up on the branches, then plucked and eaten or used the same way as raisins or currants. Um, I learned the dryness of ABQ is far different than the humidity of ATL.
  • Mike and Anne Mike and Anne on Sep 15, 2011
    This is a recipe from a longtime Raleigh neighbor. Mrs. Stuckey's Fig Jam 2 quarts chopped figs 3/4 cup water 6 cups sugar 1/4 cup lemon juice To prepare figs, pour boiling water over figs. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain and remove stem. Chop and drain. Measure and add 3/4 c. water and sugar slowly. Easy boil until sugar dissolves. Rapid boil until thick stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Add lemon juice. Cook 1 minute longer. Can and seal in jars.
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