Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make the
following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?

Roast Figs with Cinnamon, Thyme and Honey by Tamasin Day Lewis

€ Servings: 6
€ Level of difficulty: Easy
€ Preparation Time: 20 minutes
€ Cooking Time: 20 minutes, plus standing
Ingredients
€ 3 tbsp clear honey, such as orange blossom or acacia
€ walnut-sized knob of Butter
€ 1 tbsp orange liqueur
€ 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
€ 12 ripe figs
€ 1 tsp Thyme


Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas 5.

2. Put the honey, butter, liqueur and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat
gently, stirring, until liquid.

3. Using a small, sharp knife, make a cut like a cross in the top of each
fig, cutting almost down to the base.

4. Place them upright in a roasting pan, splaying them out shamelessly as
you go. Pour the liquid over each one. Roast for 15 minutes.

5. Sprinkle a bit of thyme over each fig. Return to the oven, switch it off,
leaving the door ajar. Leave the figs in the oven for 5-10 minutes before
serving.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs.
The other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make
the following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?



Halve vertically

Grill gently -more warming through than full cooking, you want to be able to
pick up with fingers

Top with teaspoon of caramelised onion* & slice of goats cheese

Grill till cheese is soft.

Eat hot or cold - great as a tapas or with pre dinner drinks

*DiY or Waitrose see scummy jars by "the bay tree"

Waitrose mag did that as a starter with salad leaves a month or few ago

pk

On Oct 17, 2:12Â*pm, Sacha wrote:
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. Â*The
other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make the
following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?

Roast Figs with Cinnamon, Thyme and Honey by Tamasin Day Lewis

Â* Â* € Â* Â*Servings: 6
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Level of difficulty: Easy
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Cooking Time: 20 minutes, plus standing
Ingredients
Â* Â* € Â* Â*3 tbsp clear honey, such as orange blossom or acacia
Â* Â* € Â* Â*walnut-sized knob of Butter
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1 tbsp orange liqueur
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Â* Â* € Â* Â*12 ripe figs
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1 tsp Thyme

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas 5.

2. Put the honey, butter, liqueur and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat
gently, stirring, until liquid.

3. Using a small, sharp knife, make a cut like a cross in the top of each
fig, cutting almost down to the base.

4. Place them upright in a roasting pan, splaying them out shamelessly as
you go. Pour the liquid over each one. Roast for 15 minutes.

5. Sprinkle a bit of thyme over each fig. Return to the oven, switch it off,
leaving the door ajar. Leave the figs in the oven for 5-10 minutes before
serving.

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Try this for a nice pre-dinner-with-drinks nibble:

Slice really good quality baguette and toast lightly (ideally a good
pain de campagne, but relatively narrow in girth - think canape, not
bruschetta)
Cover with a thinish slice of goats cheese (slice off a log)
Cover with half a hyper ripe fig - cut side up
Drizzle a little runny honey
Put under grill till cheese goldens and bubbles
Serve right away

Cat(h)

On 17/10/07 15:45, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:
snip Try this for a nice pre-dinner-with-drinks nibble:

Slice really good quality baguette and toast lightly (ideally a good
pain de campagne, but relatively narrow in girth - think canape, not
bruschetta)
Cover with a thinish slice of goats cheese (slice off a log)
Cover with half a hyper ripe fig - cut side up
Drizzle a little runny honey
Put under grill till cheese goldens and bubbles
Serve right away

Cat(h)


Thanks to you all - mouth watering, I must say. I'll use them as a starter
on Sunday when we have someone else coming over.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make the
following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?


Far too nice to cook , we ate our crop as they ripened. Some were even
warmed by the sun .... but not a lot!

On 17/10/07 16:22, in article ,
"Robert (Plymouth)" remove my other
hobby to reply wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make the
following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?


Far too nice to cook , we ate our crop as they ripened. Some were even
warmed by the sun .... but not a lot!



If we ate this lot.........! ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol

On 17/10/07 23:22, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol

I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:02 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 17/10/07 23:22, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol

I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.

Thanks for the advice. I don't know what variety mine is, but it has
produced well in its second year, with a fruit at every leaf joint
now, though sadly it looks as if they will be wasted now. I've had
about 6. (and a half, after slugs or snails had had the other half!)

Pam in Bristol

On 18/10/07 23:26, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:02 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 17/10/07 23:22, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol

I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.

Thanks for the advice. I don't know what variety mine is, but it has
produced well in its second year, with a fruit at every leaf joint
now, though sadly it looks as if they will be wasted now. I've had
about 6. (and a half, after slugs or snails had had the other half!)

Pam in Bristol

Oh, bad luck but.....that may be 6 more than others have managed this year.
;-(


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On 19/10/07 00:13, in article
, "Sacha"
wrote:

On 18/10/07 23:26, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:57:02 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

On 17/10/07 23:22, in article ,
"Pam Moore" wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol

I wouldn't be hopeful, Pam. I think they sound too tiny to ripen. I think
we must hope for more sun next year. And Ray tells me that I was wrong
about which fig tree we have these fruits from. The ones he picked *are*
Brown Turkey and the one in our courtyard is Brunswick. Brown Turkey is 'up
the field' and has a lot of sunshine, while Brunswick gets the warmth of the
courtyard wall and paving but is in shade some of the day.

Thanks for the advice. I don't know what variety mine is, but it has
produced well in its second year, with a fruit at every leaf joint
now, though sadly it looks as if they will be wasted now. I've had
about 6. (and a half, after slugs or snails had had the other half!)

Pam in Bristol

Oh, bad luck but.....that may be 6 more than others have managed this year.
;-(


And I must add that something quite strange must be going on here re figs
this year. Ray brought in another dozen this evening. The soil here is
certainly very fertile but can be very wet, IOW, everything figs are
supposed not to want!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:22:32 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.

Pam in Bristol


Waitrose site seems to say not.

I read the other week that only 14 fruits don't ripen once you've
picked them... Anyone got a list?

Found: Fruits that don't ripen further at home include berries, citrus
fruit, grapes, and pineapples and figs...
--
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Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery
http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk
Or get it delivered for free

Mogga writes
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:22:32 GMT, Pam Moore
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them? Do they
stand a chance of ripening now? Will they ripen indoors if picked?
Otherwise, I shall just have to sacrifice them and hope for more
sunshine next summer.


Waitrose site seems to say not.

I read the other week that only 14 fruits don't ripen once you've
picked them... Anyone got a list?

Found: Fruits that don't ripen further at home include berries, citrus
fruit,

That's wrong, surely? Lemons turn from green to yellow.

grapes, and pineapples and figs...

--
Kay

Pam Moore writes
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:12:40 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. The
other half has gone to one of the family!

Lucky you!
I have over a dozen figs still on my plant, all only about walnut
size, hard and green. Is there anything I can do with them?

No

Do they
stand a chance of ripening now?

No, certainly not if the fig is outdoors.

Will they ripen indoors if picked?

No, because they haven't yet grown to full size.


--
Kay

On Oct 17, 2:12Â*pm, Sacha wrote:
Ray has just brought in a 3l. plant pot half filled with ripe figs. Â*The
other half has gone to one of the family!
We have friends coming to dinner tomorrow night and I'm going to make the
following recipe but wonder what others do to cook figs?

Roast Figs with Cinnamon, Thyme and Honey by Tamasin Day Lewis

Â* Â* € Â* Â*Servings: 6
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Level of difficulty: Easy
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Â* Â* € Â* Â*Cooking Time: 20 minutes, plus standing
Ingredients
Â* Â* € Â* Â*3 tbsp clear honey, such as orange blossom or acacia
Â* Â* € Â* Â*walnut-sized knob of Butter
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1 tbsp orange liqueur
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Â* Â* € Â* Â*12 ripe figs
Â* Â* € Â* Â*1 tsp Thyme

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas 5.

2. Put the honey, butter, liqueur and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat
gently, stirring, until liquid.

3. Using a small, sharp knife, make a cut like a cross in the top of each
fig, cutting almost down to the base.

4. Place them upright in a roasting pan, splaying them out shamelessly as
you go. Pour the liquid over each one. Roast for 15 minutes.

5. Sprinkle a bit of thyme over each fig. Return to the oven, switch it off,
leaving the door ajar. Leave the figs in the oven for 5-10 minutes before
serving.

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Another way is to serve two per person as a starter. Slit in the
middle like a jacket potato, squeeze to open slit and insert a slice
of Mottzarella chesse, drizze with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Decorate the plate with water cress, it was gorgeous when we had over
40 to lunch and very easy to prepare.

Judith