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----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: The Good Old Days; was: Speech patterns
>
> 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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