Hi Dave,

I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
would require disruption of my dise yard. I think I'll leave well
enough alone.

It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get

IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)

Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first apartment
Steve and I had was in a converted hotel. We had a first floor, end
unit, with a busy seafood restaurant kitchen probably not 20 feet away.
It also had several established fig bushes (couldn't really call them
trees). Several weeks before we got married, Steve and the apartment
manager made fig preserves so we enjoyed several jars of them over our
first winter.

I think I'll work on getting rhubarb established alongside the

garage. DD> Right by the TV tower also.

Sounds good to me. (G)

And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quicklyand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.

Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one.
Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in
Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall.
Talking with a friend today, was telling her about the many different foods/cuisines I've tried since getting married but forgot to mention
the persimmons. Probably mentally lumped them with the rest of the
Hawaiian foods. (G)

Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.

Do you know what part of North Carolina?

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it
would require disruption of my side yard. I think I'll leave well
enough alone.

It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get

IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)

Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first
apartment Steve and I had was in a converted hotel. We had a first
floor, end unit, with a busy seafood restaurant kitchen probably not 20 feet away. It also had several established fig bushes (couldn't really call them trees). Several weeks before we got married, Steve and the apartment manager made fig preserves so we enjoyed several jars of them over our first winter.

I cannot recall having eaten anything "fig" with the exception of Nabisco
Fig Newtons. I'm going to ask my buddy Lazlo's wife for help in finding a
local source.

I think I'll work on getting rhubarb established alongside the
garage. Right by the TV tower also.

Sounds good to me. (G)

And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.

Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one. Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall. Talking with a friend today, was telling her about the many different foods/cuisines I've tried since getting married but forgot to mention
the persimmons. Probably mentally lumped them with the rest of the Hawaiian foods. (G)

Keep in mind that papayas are also known colloquially as "paw-paw" but are *very* different. I like both - but I never, ever, refer to papaya as paw
paw. Bv)=

Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.

Do you know what part of North Carolina?

Costaal from Jacksonville north into southern Virginia. I am told that
Cherry is quite a common last name in that area. My sister dug into the "begats" for our branch of the family tree some years ago and quite a
lotof our ancestry came from NC and Virginia as well as Pennsylvania.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Honey Newtons
Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Snacks, Fruits, Citrus
Yield: 42 Servings

1/2 lb Dried figs
1 c Water + more as needed
3 tb Water
1/2 c Honey
2 ts Lemon juice
1 c Butter
2 c Cheddar; grated
2 c Sifted a/p flour

FOR THE COOKIE DOUGH: Cream butter, add cheese (at room
temperature), and cream until well blended Stir in flour,
mix well, and chill.

TO PREPARE FILLING: combine remaining ingredients, and
simmer gently, stirring. Cook intil consistency of
marmalade, approximately 15 mins. Set aside to cool.

MAKE NEWTONS: Roll dough 1/8" thick on lightly floured
board. Cut in 2" circles. Put one half of the circles 1"
apart on a lightly greased baking sheet. Place 1 tsp.
filling in center of each cookie. Top each with another
circle of dough. Press edges with fork to seal. Prick
cookie tops in several places. Bake @ 350ºF/175ºC for
15 mins. or until lightly browned.

Remove to racks to cool.

From First Prize Cookbook; recipe by Marge Walker-Indiana

Poster: Liz Parkinson

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Hi Dave,

I've been considering putting in some cold hardy figs. But to do it

It would take several years for the tree to get established and bear fruit. This is our 10th summer in this house; IIRC Steve planted the
fig tree around our 3rd summer. It took maybe 3 years to get

IOW, given that I'm 83 it's a legacy project. That's why I'm planting paw-paws. (scientifically known as Asimina triloba)

Leave it as a legacy for future owners of the house. The first

I cannot recall having eaten anything "fig" with the exception of
Nabisco Fig Newtons. I'm going to ask my buddy Lazlo's wife for help
in finding a local source.

Basically what Steve and I were thinking earlier today. We both grew up
in somewhat colder gardening zones; figs like more temperate areas. I
used more from our tree to make a basic (figs, sugar and water) syrup
this morning--should go well on ice cream, pancakes, waffles, etc. The
leftover mash is a good fig jam, tried it with some burrata cheese and imitation Triscuit crackers as a pre lunch nibble. I've tried several
new fig recipies this year; they've all been keepers (also gave away
quite a few figs).

And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.

Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one. Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall. Hawaiian foods. (G)

Keep in mind that papayas are also known colloquially as "paw-paw" but
are *very* different. I like both - but I never, ever, refer to papaya
as paw paw. Bv)=

I don't refer to papayas as paw-paws either, having prepared (just diced
up) a good number of them, especially when we were stationed in Hawaii.

Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.

Do you know what part of North Carolina?

Costaal from Jacksonville north into southern Virginia. I am told that Cherry is quite a common last name in that area. My sister dug into
the "begats" for our branch of the family tree some years ago and
quite a lotof our ancestry came from NC and Virginia as well as

Pennsylvania.

Thanks; we lived in Swansboro from 1974 (Steve, 75-me) to spring of
1983. Older daughter was born in Jacksonville, Onslow Memorial Hospital,
and we did a lot of our shopping up in Jacksonville as Swansboro didn't
have many stores (only one grocery store, nothing like Roses or
Wal-Mart) then. Used to know the area much better but we do visit every
few years.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

I cannot recall having eaten anything "fig" with the exception of
Nabisco Fig Newtons. I'm going to ask my buddy Lazlo's wife for help
in finding a local source.

Basically what Steve and I were thinking earlier today. We both grew up
in somewhat colder gardening zones; figs like more temperate areas. I
used more from our tree to make a basic (figs, sugar and water) syrup
this morning--should go well on ice cream, pancakes, waffles, etc. The leftover mash is a good fig jam, tried it with some burrata cheese and imitation Triscuit crackers as a pre lunch nibble. I've tried several
new fig recipies this year; they've all been keepers (also gave away
quite a few figs).

According to my research there are varieties that are cold hardy as far
to the north as USDA Zone 7. I had to go to Bing tolook up figs because
I've so little experience with them.

https://gardenerspath.com/plants/fruit-trees/best-cold-hardy-fig-trees/

So,I could grow a fig tree/bush in here in Illinois - but not up north
in Minnesnowta.

And the pawpaw trees - They grow fairly quickl yand bear fruit in their second year. My grandmother had a half-donen pawpaws outside her grade-landing door. My granddad and I used to eat the fruits by biting
off the end and squeezing the pulp into our mouths,spitting out the
*HUGE* seeds.

Happy memories. I've heard of pawpaws, never had the chance to try one. Closest I've probably come is persimmons; one of our church families in Hawaii had a persimmon tree and would share the abundance every fall. Hawaiian foods. (G)

We had persimmons but I didn't eat them "out of hand". Like crabapples,
I bwaited until my grandmother worked her magic and made them enjoyable.

Keep in mind that papayas are also known colloquially as "paw-paw" but
are *very* different. I like both - but I never, ever, refer to papaya
as paw paw. Bv)=

I don't refer to papayas as paw-paws either, having prepared (just
diced up) a good number of them, especially when we were stationed in Hawaii.

Our seeds came from North Carolina with my great-grandmother, Emma
Cherry.

Do you know what part of North Carolina?

Costaal from Jacksonville north into southern Virginia. I am told that Cherry is quite a common last name in that area. My sister dug into
the "begats" for our branch of the family tree some years ago and
quite a lotof our ancestry came from NC and Virginia as well as

Pennsylvania.

Thanks; we lived in Swansboro from 1974 (Steve, 75-me) to spring of
1983. Older daughter was born in Jacksonville, Onslow Memorial
Hospital, and we did a lot of our shopping up in Jacksonville as
Swansboro didn't have many stores (only one grocery store, nothing like Roses or Wal-Mart) then. Used to know the area much better but we do
visit every few years.

I still visit the townsofmy childhood which, fortunately, are within an
hour's drive from Spring-A-Leak. Bv)=

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Title: Persimmon Jam
Categories: Five, Fruits, Citrus, Preserving, Condiments
Yield: 4 Half-pints

5 c Pureed persimmons
3 c White sugar
1/4 c Fresh lemon juice
1/2 ts Grated orange zest
pn Ground nutmeg

In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, combine
persimmon puree, sugar, lemon juice, orange zest and
nutmeg. Boil for 30 minutes, or until slightly thickened.

Pour into sterilized jars and seal. Store in the freezer.

As made by my Grandmother, Helen Moore. From a handwritten
index card I found in an old Jewel Tea Co recipe book.

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