Attended a picnic today, held by a long time member of the Phila Cactus and Succulent Society. He has been having these picnics at his home every year for over 55 years. One of my friends brought a fig snack, figs wrapped in prosciouto, stuffed with bleu cheese and drizzled with balsmic vinegar. Trying to figure out what kind of figs as she was unsure having purchased them from Gentiles Italian fruit stand in Jersey. Could be Black MIssion, or some other, but the combination was very tasty indeed, and easy to prepare. Just trying to keep up with Martin and others who talk about figs and prosciouto, now I have finally tasted it and can see what the fuss is about, excellent!!   

Brown Turkey!

Sounds amazing!  Hope you enjoyed the picnic!  There are two cactus I love.  One is the prickly pear because it's both a vegetable and a fruit and also an intimidating barrier to animals and two legged trespassers 'fixin' to take my figs, and the blue Agave for the Agave Nectar if and when it ever blooms!

Suzi

Suzi- dto uou have fig theft issues?

I buy agave necture in bottles at my local Walmart. and it's delicious!
with NO artificial taste like artificial sweeteners have!
it's tastes somewhat like like honey but, with a consistancy thinner than honey, more like that of pancake syrup. It come in a light and dark color.
the dark color being less processed, than the light colored type.
it's one and a half times sweeter than sugar, yet it has a low glycemic index, which means it won't make your blood sugar rise very quickly. keeping it more stable. So, it's excellent for diabetics like me.
It's a bit expensive compared to granulated sugar but, all things considered it's worth the cost! Compare brands for the best price!
you can find it in your local health foods, dietitic, or diabetic section of walmart, krogers, or foodlion stores.

Your so very lucky i gotta go to the joint here and get some Prosciutto now cause of you  !

Too dark for BT Tim. If they weren't Black Mission, I don't know what they were, didn't see any whole ones. There are many Opuntias, I grow a few, mostly to feed my torts. Agave is not a cactus, but it is a succulent. Blue agave is what is used to make tequila. Agave nectar is being sold more and more at different stores. I use it in coffee.