Ripe figs are delicious for snacking or preserving.
Figs are delicious when picked at the peak of ripeness, but waiting until that moment may mean competing with hungry birds. The ripe fig has a white inner flesh and edible seeds. The fruit is sweet and tender when ripe and makes flavorful ice cream, baked goods and preserves. Dried figs are a nutritious and tasty snack and last three to six months when properly stored. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Wait to pick figs until they are ripe. Figs do not continue to ripen after harvest and will not reach their full potential for tenderness and sweetness.
2. Pick the figs when they attain the correct size, color and tenderness based on the variety. Figs ripen in different sizes and colors, depending on variety, so it is important to know what type of figs are growing. In general, ripe figs are soft and spongy to the touch and darkened in color.
3. Inspect the fig to see if it bends easily at the neck and hangs down from the branch. The fig is ripe when the stem does not leak a milky sap when picked. Any leaking of the sap indicates the fig is not yet ripe.
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