Each summer we get one or two bountiful crops of figs on three huge bushes
in front of Patrick Henry's Law Library ... ya'll are welcome to visit and
sample the real thing.

Jon Kukla

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>> I remember finding it rather sad that almost no one else seemed to
>> recognize the figs for what they were.  Imagine knowing only the
>> squashed
>> brown over-sweet dried variety ...
>>
>> Mario Rups
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>
> That presents an interesting question. I wonder how many people would
> recognize figs or fig trees growing naturally in someone's yard? Better
> yet,
> I wonder how many people have ever eaten a fig right from the tree?
>
> I suspect most people only know of fig preserves from the store and they
> most probably stop, look and wonder what "that" is. I love fig preserves,
> but cannot stand those from the chain stores -- won't even let them in the
> house. Thankfully, there are still mothers, grandmothers and
> great-grandmothers around that still make them -- and make them properly
> with chunks of real fig in the preserves. :-) Now slap those preserves and
> a
> slash of real butter on one of our southern biscuits... HOT DIGGETY DOG!
> Now
> that's some fine eating, mighty fine!
>
> Tom
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Dr. Jon Kukla, Executive Vice-President
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