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Serena Blanchflower writes:
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| I've often wondered whether unripe figs could be useful in chutney.
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| Hmmmmm. I wonder if the effect might not be a bit startling. Think Syrup
| of Figs!
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| I think it sounds like a good idea; I doubt the effects would be too
| dramatic, after all, you don't tend to eat huge quantities of chutney
| at each sitting. Some years ago, I bought a jar of fig jam which was
| delicious used in cooking, in things like curries, where I wanted to
| add a degree of sweetness and body. I must admit that I never ate it
| spread on toast though.

I have never found ripe figs particularly loosening, and have eaten
a kilo in an afternoon. I doubt that unripe ones are very different.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.