greysmith
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Posted 1399299295
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There was a recent thread on dried figs... and everybody ragged on how they don't taste as good as fresh picked. I haven't tried it (yet) but I have read elsewhere that frozen figs retain their fresh taste very well. It makes me wonder why I haven't seen frozen figs offered for sale anywhere. It seems like there would be a market. That got me to thinking about what frozen figs I'd like to see on the market.
bullet08
1284496248
Posted 1399301121
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no thanks. i tried frozen berries and didn't like them much. tho, they were ok when ran through blender and made into smoothie. i like the experience of pick the fig myself and eating it right there. if i have to wait, i'll wait.
Aaron4USA
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Posted 1399310458
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Tom, I had stored over ripe figs in zip-locks in freezer chest, after 3 years they tasted just as good with the exception of some minor skin texture change. But overall it was so good to have fresh frozen figs to snack on.
pitangadiego
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Posted 1399334318
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One of the things I learned as a kid, growing up in LA, was that no fruit from the store, with a few exceptions like bananas and pineapples, compared with what came fresh from the tree. so when I moved out on my own, the first priority in looking for a house was "dirt" on which to grow fruit trees. Now, mind you, I grew up in a family where we had fresh fruit, we froze fruit, we canned fruit, we made jams and jellies, etc. All of those forms of preservation had their place and were useful for a variety of reasons, and in their own way were tasty. I love dried fruits, candied fruits, chocolate covered fruits, etc., but, in the end, very few, if any, taste as good as fresh.
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PhilaGardener
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Posted 1399337878
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aaron4USA
http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=1632
PhilaGardener
1389014416
Posted 1399338056
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Just saw Aaron's other post on this at http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/turkish-figs-t-j-frozen-section-6883966 - they look great!
bullet08
1284496248
Posted 1399338637
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i'll have to try that from TJ. maybe try to germinate the seeds also.
greysmith
1394039826
Posted 1399460631
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Okay, that's all good input. Like I said I haven't tried it. I didn't expect them to taste exactly like fresh. Even pineapples, when I grew them in Fla., tasted better "off the tree". But I've tasted pineapples "airlifted in" and the problem seems to be in how green they're picked, not in how they travel. A lot of the taste in figs depends on when they're picked, where they were grown, how old the tree was, which nursery the stock came from, and, and, and... so, no, I don't expect perfection, but still, some kind of a taste comparison is better than none. And, I live out in God forsaken nowhere where nobody grows figs that I can sample.
