Subj : Figs
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Sep 02 2025 05:20 am
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
DD> would require disruption of my side yard. I think I'll leave well
DD> enough alone.
RH> It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear
RH> fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
RH> fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get
DD> IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting
DD> paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)
RH> Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first
RH> apartment Steve and I had was in a converted hotel. We had a first
RH> floor, end unit, with a busy seafood restaurant kitchen probably not 20
RH> feet away. It also had several established fig bushes (couldn't really
RH> call them trees). Several weeks before we got married, Steve and the
RH> apartment manager made fig preserves so we enjoyed several jars of them
RH> over our first winter.
I cannot recall having eaten anything "fig" with the exception of Nabisco
Fig Newtons. I'm going to ask my buddy Lazlo's wife for help in finding a
local source.
DD> I think I'll work on getting rhubarb established alongside the
DD> garage. Right by the TV tower also.
RH> Sounds good to me. (G)
DD> And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their
DD> second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her
DD> grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
DD> off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
DD> *HUGE* seeds.
RH> Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one.
RH> Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in
RH> Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall.
RH> Talking with a friend today, was telling her about the many different
RH> foods/cuisines I've tried since getting married but forgot to mention
RH> the persimmons. Probably mentally lumped them with the rest of the
RH> Hawaiian foods. (G)
Keep in mind that papayas are also known colloquially as "paw-paw" but are
*very* different. I like both - but I never, ever, refer to papaya as paw
paw. Bv)=
DD> Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
DD> Cherry.
RH> Do you know what part of North Carolina?
Costaal from Jacksonville north into southern Virginia. I am told that
Cherry is quite a common last name in that area. My sister dug into the
"begats" for our branch of the family tree some years ago and quite a
lotof our ancestry came from NC and Virginia as well as Pennsylvania.
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
Title: Honey Newtons
Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Snacks, Fruits, Citrus
Yield: 42 Servings
1/2 lb Dried figs
1 c Water + more as needed
3 tb Water
1/2 c Honey
2 ts Lemon juice
1 c Butter
2 c Cheddar; grated
2 c Sifted a/p flour
FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH: Cream butter, add cheese (at room
temperature), and cream until well blended Stir in flour,
mix well, and chill.
TO PREPARE FILLING: combine remaining ingredients, and
simmer gently, stirring. Cook intil consistency of
marmalade, approximately 15 mins. Set aside to cool.
MAKE NEWTONS: Roll dough 1/8" thick on lightly floured
board. Cut in 2" circles. Put one half of the circles 1"
apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Place 1 tsp.
filling in center of each cookie. Top each with another
circle of dough. Press edges with fork to seal. Prick
cookie tops in several places. Bake @ 350ºF/175ºC for
15 mins. or until lightly browned.
Remove to racks to cool.
From First Prize Cookbook; recipe by Marge Walker-Indiana
Poster: Liz Parkinson
From:
http://www.recipesource.com
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