tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post2167491946292815004..comments2024-02-07T02:07:45.831-05:00Comments on Mister Meatball: Out of the ashesMister Meatballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424419777471903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-25324814978253751542014-07-16T10:29:12.261-04:002014-07-16T10:29:12.261-04:00All my family in New York had their trees hurt thi...All my family in New York had their trees hurt this winter. All are either nursing them back to health or replacing. Good luck.Mister Meatballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424419777471903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-84531710359410479382014-07-16T09:47:56.727-04:002014-07-16T09:47:56.727-04:00We have 9 fig trees, all different,that were horri...We have 9 fig trees, all different,that were horribly winter killed this year. Most are now coming up from the ground level, a couple have sprouted leaves high up and are showing signs of tiny figs. We have never protected them from winter but this year they were slammed. These are 10 year old trees.<br /> Tradition for this area, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is to gift a fig tree for new home owners.<br />When we moved to our new location our old neighbor potted us a fig tree from his tree and this past Fall our neighbor gave us a potted tree from his tree-he has since moved to NJ.<br />Last year we dehydrated loads of figs for sale, it takes 135 pounds of fresh figs to get 14 pounds of dehydrated fruit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-19377266296168752642014-06-27T22:05:54.268-04:002014-06-27T22:05:54.268-04:00Some sixty years ago, I lived at 95 Christoper Str...Some sixty years ago, I lived at 95 Christoper Street and shopped daily after work at the now long-gone Florence Meat Market and the small Italian shops om West 4th Street. Gently dried figs imported from Italy were sold in small woven baskets, the fruits wrapped in delicate paper and sprinkled with anise seeds. Now, even the small Italian shops in Chicago don't know what I'm talking about. I so miss them. Joannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-48284118921716248772014-06-27T16:44:49.623-04:002014-06-27T16:44:49.623-04:00I also have fond memories of neighhood fig trees n...I also have fond memories of neighhood fig trees near my childhood home just outside of Boston. Their owners would grow them to incredible sizes and sell the fruit to people stopping by their homes. Each Autum the owners would build giant cardboard boxes around the trees to withstand the mean winter weather.<br />A true sign of Spring was when the boxes came down, and the first little green leaves poked out witha promise of the next seasons crop.<br />Thanks from the memories.Gmpizzutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999167594407127853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-64894288004021708672014-06-27T10:35:50.485-04:002014-06-27T10:35:50.485-04:00You are wise!You are wise!Mister Meatballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424419777471903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-65844602430323050502014-06-26T18:24:50.144-04:002014-06-26T18:24:50.144-04:00Fig trees are easy. It's the prosciutto trees ...Fig trees are easy. It's the prosciutto trees that are hard to train...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-55659490880645591902014-06-22T15:10:29.854-04:002014-06-22T15:10:29.854-04:00Like all this stuff, it's a crapshoot. No way ...Like all this stuff, it's a crapshoot. No way of knowing until you try, and even then, what happens with one tree may not happen with another. Personally we wouldn't risk it with a tree we are very fond of, but if you have several and want to experiment with just one, then that sounds like a plan. Sorry to not be of more help.Mister Meatballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424419777471903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-8328206522294848852014-06-22T13:25:34.096-04:002014-06-22T13:25:34.096-04:00In Michigan we've been growing them in pots th...In Michigan we've been growing them in pots then put them in the garage for the winter. They come back strong every year. We used to put them in the ground then bend them over and bury them for the winter, but I wonder if we wrapped them up good enough if we could forego the burying part. What do you (and your expert friend) think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-58544309778943038562014-06-22T10:55:37.979-04:002014-06-22T10:55:37.979-04:00I just eat em plain mostly, Oh Fish For Brains. Do...I just eat em plain mostly, Oh Fish For Brains. Don't even bother stuffing them with cheese or nuts, or wrapping them in anything either. I did put a pasta recipe on the blog once that used figs (see the pasta index) but that is a rare event around here at Casa Polpette.Mister Meatballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894424419777471903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3515095700241511531.post-58725793280520691342014-06-22T09:10:05.954-04:002014-06-22T09:10:05.954-04:00Do you cook with your figs, or just 'eat em na...Do you cook with your figs, or just 'eat em natural? My grandfather had a fig tree in his East Flatbush back yard--along with an amazing peach tree--but for the life of me, I don't know of one dish my grandmother cooked that used figs. Not even fig cookies, if you can believe it.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767982824648887655noreply@blogger.com