tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3447419967781697504..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Vingt-cinq figues... confitesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40381441047272500222016-10-16T20:22:58.739+02:002016-10-16T20:22:58.739+02:00Figs are plentiful in coastal N.C., including plac...Figs are plentiful in coastal N.C., including places like Morehead City and Ocracoke Island.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26160677389119872492016-10-16T20:19:45.214+02:002016-10-16T20:19:45.214+02:00I'm glad you got the shingles vaccine. I wish ...I'm glad you got the shingles vaccine. I wish I had done the same. My itching -- a red patch on my shoulder -- seems to have come back. Not the severe pain though -- thank goodness.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-34762067336116119832016-10-16T18:16:58.016+02:002016-10-16T18:16:58.016+02:00I didn't know this, thanks chm. Ken, the figs...I didn't know this, thanks chm. Ken, the figs from your tree are different in color and shape...that tart in Walt's post looks pretty wonderful.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63626853932598639852016-10-16T17:49:22.308+02:002016-10-16T17:49:22.308+02:00They look yummy.
Yesterday, I had my shingles and...They look yummy. <br />Yesterday, I had my shingles and flu shots. I have you to thank for the shingles vaccine. After you wrote about it a couple of months ago, I decided, at last, to ask about it and get vaccinated. My doctor was a bit surprised that I was asking. She had never administered it, yet, and when she looked it up, she saw that it was not recommended until we hit 70. I told her that I had a few friends, all younger than 70, who had gotten the shingles and that I wanted not to. Also, my mother had it and was left with a "runny nose" sniffle for the rest of her life. I didn't want that, either. So, thank you, Ken. I'm sorry you had to go through it for me to finally take action.Ellen Lebellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929639076042070115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70006444995903230372016-10-16T17:32:26.044+02:002016-10-16T17:32:26.044+02:00The figues confites really are good with foie gras...The <i>figues confites</i> really are good with foie gras, which is a holiday staple here in France. They are also good with Roquefort cheese and goat cheeses.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87774800180991272902016-10-16T17:29:20.447+02:002016-10-16T17:29:20.447+02:00I think they are as sweet.I think they are as sweet.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20414684657127654722016-10-16T17:28:34.827+02:002016-10-16T17:28:34.827+02:00My link above doesn't work. Maybe this one wil...My link above doesn't work. Maybe <a href="http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Green_Figs_7221.php" rel="nofollow">this one</a> will. It says that these green figs are plumper than the brown ones.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61982246933887038402016-10-16T16:37:41.887+02:002016-10-16T16:37:41.887+02:00I don't know that I'll ever do this myself...I don't know that I'll ever do this myself, but it is fascinating to me to read about it and see your pictures.Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68507689118201950892016-10-16T15:49:07.442+02:002016-10-16T15:49:07.442+02:00Those figs are beautiful. I never knew there was s...Those figs are beautiful. I never knew there was such a thing as green figs. They must not be as sweet as the brown ones.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-45418508046090268922016-10-16T15:45:25.077+02:002016-10-16T15:45:25.077+02:00Here is another page about sweet, green ripe figs....Here is another page about <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow">sweet, green ripe figs</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70162546968632789462016-10-16T15:24:34.694+02:002016-10-16T15:24:34.694+02:00These figs are ripe. Some varieties of figs turn p...These figs are ripe. Some varieties of figs turn purple or brown when ripe, and other ripe figs stay green. <a href="http://localfoods.about.com/od/figs/ss/Fig-Varieties.htm#step5" rel="nofollow">Look at this page.</a>Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42874813665601195582016-10-16T14:44:05.959+02:002016-10-16T14:44:05.959+02:00green figs are not ripe are they? my favs are the...green figs are not ripe are they? my favs are the brown turkey figs.....I didnt find any figs at the stands around here this summer....I do know that when my neighbor gave me some figs that were still on the greenish side, I could put them out in the sun & they would actually ripen.....the green ones here dont taste good at all so maybe yours are a different kind entirely....melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64739151352340266312016-10-16T14:34:07.020+02:002016-10-16T14:34:07.020+02:00Now I have a taste for figs .. it has been a while...Now I have a taste for figs .. it has been a while since I have had one :)Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6535561438154500182016-10-16T13:21:17.699+02:002016-10-16T13:21:17.699+02:00The ones on our little tree are purple ones, but t...The ones on our little tree are purple ones, but there aren't many of them. Maybe one day we'll get more. The green figs are good too. See Walt's recent post for photos of the two kinds of figs.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86495520011788193832016-10-16T13:18:36.272+02:002016-10-16T13:18:36.272+02:00There are (at least?) two kinds of figs, the green...There are (at least?) two kinds of figs, the green ones, as seen here, and the better known purple ones.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86693999216978442032016-10-16T07:33:29.821+02:002016-10-16T07:33:29.821+02:00So the multiple reheatings infuse them with sugar....So the multiple reheatings infuse them with sugar. Interesting...I didn't know that cane sugar would liquify with just heat, but I guess it gets some moisture from the figs.<br /><br />They are attractive in their green state too.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.com