Some Fig Facts

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Fig Facts

* The word sycophant, meaning an informer, and one who seeks favors by flattering the wealthy, comes from the Greek "to show the fig." As the valuable and sacred figs were stolen for export purposes, certain persons revealed the figs and accused the robbers; hence "fig shower."

 

* Figs were probably one of the first fruits to be dried and stored by man.

 

* There was a fig tree in the Garden of Eden, and in fact, the fig is the most talked about fruit in the Bible. Whether a fig was the forbidden fruit is debatable, but it is definite that a fig tree provided the first clothing; "...the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons."

 

* As early as 2900 BC, in early Sumerian times, the medicinal use of figs was being stressed. Now as before, the fig offers a power-house of nutrition; a combination of fiber, minerals, and nutrients that are unequaled in nature.

 

* Dried figs make satisfying snacks and sweet and flavorful recipe additions. The dense, sweet flesh, coupled with their unique crunchy seed, goes well in baked goods, with meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and other fruits.

 

* Figs can act as a sweetener in a variety of preparations. Fig puree (8 ounces of figs pureed in a blender with 1/4 to 1/3 cup water or fruit juice) can be used as both a sweetener and a fat substitute in many recipes.

 

Diana Gonzalez

 

 

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