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What to do with Figs?

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Ozzie_Isaac
Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,114
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I have a fig tree producing tons of fruit.  I have never had a productive fig tree before.  What do you do with them?


They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,978
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    I’ve heard that God hates figs, for what it’s worth.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    Best use use is similar to a bean bag toss game. Sit a garbage can 10 feet away and see how many you can toss into the can before the garbage man comes to haul them away!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,304
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    I have a recipe for fresh fig barbecue sauce. Also one for fig cake but that would require canning them first. Figs can be dehydrated and used in baked goods like you would raisins or crasins. Can't think of any Egg based recipes off of the bat. Off hand I would say look up fig preserves in order to save them since they take a long time to dehydrate.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    Goat cheese is good with them too.  They’re great fresh
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    edited July 2020
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    OMG - send them to me! I love figs. Eat them raw of course. Wrap with really thin bacon and grill them like an ABT. Figs reduce easily into a drip jam. Lightly roasted on grilled sourdough with the previously mentioned goat cheese. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Home made fig newtons. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    JohnInCarolina said:
    I’ve heard that God hates figs, for what it’s worth.

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,767
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    nolaegghead said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    I’ve heard that God hates figs, for what it’s worth.

    RoR
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,491
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    Just for my own info (I have no fig tree) what does it take from tree to dried (the only ones I'm familiar with)?  
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    Tin soldiers and Johnson's coming...


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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,304
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    Botch said:
    Just for my own info (I have no fig tree) what does it take from tree to dried (the only ones I'm familiar with)?  
    By weight it is roughly 6 to 1 from fresh to dried.
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  • LetsEat
    LetsEat Posts: 458
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    Adopt me?  You have a goldmine!  We love them sliced, wrap with thinly sliced imported prosciutto, squeeze of fresh lime juice and a grind of coarsely ground black pepper. Heaven. 
    IL 
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    In a pinch, plan to make jam or marmalade. Better than anything you could buy in a store. 

    There are other things, like poached figs, etc. which I only wish I had enough figs to think about making. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
    edited July 2020
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    Holy $#!5, so I just washed and sliced thin as suggested.  Then used a "Rugged and mature English cheddar" and ritz crackers.  My mind has been blown.  Thank you all for the suggestions, I will be working my way down the list.  The Fig tree is huge and has about 200 more Figs already.
    We had a gigantic fig tree on the farm growing up . Grandma and dad made fig preserves every year. Yum.... try it with apple slices and brie
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    @Ozzie_Isaac “200 more figs” you are blessed my friend. Eat and enjoy. They don’t hold too well so eat ‘em up. As @caliking suggested jam is a good option. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,551
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    Cut in half and serve with olive oil and prosciutto


    Greensboro, NC
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  • Carhoch
    Carhoch Posts: 20
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    I dehydrate a lot of mine and eat them all winter ,I make Chutney with figs , caramelised  onions and balsamic vinegar  or Preserves or you can even try to make homemade Fig Newtons 
    Suffolk,VA .XLBGE ,Blackstone griddle.
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  • bubbajack
    bubbajack Posts: 1,099
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    Right off the tree or Bush, whatever you call it, crack one open and take a bite...
    I drink cheap beer so I can afford good bourbon.

    Salisbury, NC...... XL,Lx3,Mx2,S, MM, Mini BGE, FireDisc x2. Blackstone 22", Offset smoker, weber kettle 22"


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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,114
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    I have cojita stuffed, bacon wrapped figs on the MBGE right now.  I do not have goat or blue cheese available, but always have cojita.  This fig experimenting is tasty.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,898
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    LOL - guess I’m lucky that only one dude slammed me for my dislike of figs, but he/she/it said I was a troll...gotta wonder what he/she/it really wanted to say! 
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,114
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    RRP said:
    LOL - guess I’m lucky that only one dude slammed me for my dislike of figs, but he/she/it said I was a troll...gotta wonder what he/she/it really wanted to say! 
    Haha!  Flags fly fast lately.  I take it as a positive.  Someone had to read it to hate it 😉
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • frazzdaddy
    frazzdaddy Posts: 2,617
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    RRP said:
    LOL - guess I’m lucky that only one dude slammed me for my dislike of figs, but he/she/it said I was a troll...gotta wonder what he/she/it really wanted to say! 
    Haha!  Flags fly fast lately.  I take it as a positive.  Someone had to read it to hate it 😉
    Ah yeupp, kinda like fishing.
    Xl bge ,LG bge, two 4' crusher cone fire pits. Weber Genisis gasser and 
    Two rusty Weber kettles. 

    Two Rivers Farm
    Moncure N.C.
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
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    We get a ton of figs.

    Best is fig pizza.  Olive oil, cheese, goat cheese proscuitto, and figs!  Top with dressed arugula after you bake it.
    NOLA
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  • GregW
    GregW Posts: 2,677
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    My family always made fig preserves. They also made fig/strawberry preserves. the combination is outstanding.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,114
    edited July 2020
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    After eating about 15 figs yesterday, I learned they must have a lot of fiber.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    Now that’s funny. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,304
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    After eating about 15 figs yesterday, I learned they must have a lot of fiber.
    They also have a ton of sugar. Diabetics are supposed to have only 2(two) figs in a serving. Kind of took the shine off of our fig tree.
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