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Figs ripening (Original Post) elleng Aug 2024 OP
My Dad used to love fig preserves with slices of lemon in them Bayard Aug 2024 #1
That brings back a memory. catbyte Aug 2024 #2
Nice memory! elleng Aug 2024 #3
I'm an Oreo girl. catbyte Aug 2024 #5
Excited to see the fruit after ripening. HeartsCanHope Aug 2024 #4

catbyte

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2. That brings back a memory.
Wed Aug 7, 2024, 04:32 PM
Aug 2024

I grew up in northern Lower Michigan. When I was 12, my grandma and I took the train from Chicago to visit relatives in Lodi, California. They had a huge fig tree in their back yard and I thought it was the most exotic thing I'd ever seen, lol. My only exposure to figs was Fig Newtons (blech) and the fresh figs were a revelation.

Beautiful photo and thanks for the memory!

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