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Fresh Fig Harvest Time

It´s the first week in August, my favourite time of year for gathering. Walking the dog quite early because of the temperatures in the late 30s and being able to pick a handful or two of figs on the way home to enjoy for breakfast. The pleasure never fades. Fresh Figs in a Bowl This morning´s haul was two varieties from two different trees. Pale green ones and green and purple ones, which tend to be a bit smaller. If I were to eat them while out walking - which I don´t usually because of the dust on them and the stickiness - I would open them up eat the middle and throw the skin away. When I take them home I wash them and eat the skin as well.  Fresh Figs on Yoghurt When I dry them I cut them into 1/8 pieces, halving them, halving the half then cutting them up again so when they are dried - which doesn´t take long here in JaĆ©n province - they are the size of a big raisin and ready to use in cakes or puddings. So much easier to cut them when fresh than trying to do so when hard and ...

Monastery, Fire and Microlight Weekend