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Tue, Aug 3, 10 at 13:04
| I've been gorging myself on figs. I lost count how many pounds. Now I don't know for sure the variety. I have a small Black Mission fig tree and there's a person nearby with a large tree with a variety that I would guess it is also the Black Mission. I eat them with the skin and all (sorry, but I absolutelly do not have the patience to peel them) besides, I understand that the skin contains a lot of the nutrients, so I'm not going to throw that away. But my big problem is that after eating a few, my tongue and mouth feel like they're on fire. The skin of these figs especially around the bottom feels like sandpaper. I assume that's not true of all varieties. I noticed that if I let them sit for a few days the skin loses some of that harsh feel, but then I like to eat them right off the tree.
I guess I now understand why figs are not as popular as apples for example. A lot of people get irritated from the latex and now I've learned that my tongue gets roughed up too. |
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- Posted by wildforager 5b-WI (My Page) on Tue, Aug 3, 10 at 13:54
| Oh yea, I've been there too! Its like your tongue and lips have become super sensitive and raw from the peach fuzz on the figs. If you keep then in the fridge for a day or 2 that seems to help. I choose to take the fuzzier kinds and make jam or can them whole in a syrup. Its so nice to open a jar in the winter when all the figs are dormant. I'm getting hungry, I gotta go. -Little John |
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| You can just split the figs open and scrape the insides off the skin with your teeth. Works great that way. That's what we used to do when I was little and eating my grandparents' figs from their trees. That way, you don't have to peel them. Vivian |
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