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Gardening

elleng

(134,701 posts) Wed Aug 7, 2024, 05:24 PM Aug 7

Figs ripening

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Figs ripening (Original Post) elleng Aug 7 OP

My Dad used to love fig preserves with slices of lemon in them Bayard Aug 7 #1

That brings back a memory. catbyte Aug 7 #2

Nice memory! elleng Aug 7 #3

I'm an Oreo girl. catbyte Aug 7 #5

Excited to see the fruit after ripening. HeartsCanHope Aug 7 #4

Bayard

(23,541 posts)

1. My Dad used to love fig preserves with slices of lemon in them

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 05:30 PM

Aug 7

I think its a southern thang.

catbyte

(35,305 posts)

2. That brings back a memory.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Aug 7, 2024, 05:32 PM

Aug 7

I grew up in northern Lower Michigan. When I was 12, my grandma and I took the train from Chicago to visit relatives in Lodi, California. They had a huge fig tree in their back yard and I thought it was the most exotic thing I'd ever seen, lol. My only exposure to figs was Fig Newtons (blech) and the fresh figs were a revelation.

Beautiful photo and thanks for the memory!