the dream... at last

[nan]

The last one is not a fig, but if you like an Indian fig and commonly called a prickly pear

Afrikaans name for prickly pear is : Turksvy - directly translated Turkish Fig .
Very very nice to eat the fruit , make jam , and , leaves ( those hairy prickly flat things ) , peeled , cut into squares , boiled and cooked in sugar syrup makes a delicious preserve same as melon preserve

thank you Liz

and thank you too Okie for these explanation

I also found something.... in French :
Le Figuier de Barbarie (Opuntia ficus-indica) est une espèce de plante de la famille des Cactaceae, originaire du Mexique, qui s'est naturalisée dans d'autres continents, notamment le pourtour méditerranéen et en Afrique du Sud et Afrique du Nord. Il produit un fruit comestible appelé figue de Barbarie.Wikipédia
something like yours okie

[Lisbeth]

In my heck of the woods the fresh ones are delicious with raw ham



The dried one is an important nourishment in the Arab countries and is exported all over the planet, as far as I now.

The Tree looks like this:

You can find the dark ones and the green ones (which are the best) . The difficult thing is to find the ripe ones at the right moment

[Richprins]

Ja, nana, our Prickly Pears or Turksvy come from America..an invader but a slow one!

Lordy...all those birds in the desert, surely fish eagles can't be there naturally?

The attention to details is lovely and refreshing, as always!

Okie, are you saying our commercial melon jam may be turksvy? No matter, my favourite!

Whaha...Michele begins her posts with "so"...

[nan]

Ja, nana, our Prickly Pears or Turksvy come from America..an invader but a slow one!

Lordy...all those birds in the desert, surely fish eagles can't be there naturally?

The attention to details is lovely and refreshing, as always!

Okie, are you saying our commercial melon jam may be turksvy? No matter, my favourite!

Whaha...Michele begins her posts with "so"...

Fish Eagle...why not there was a Snake Eagle too

Often, if not always, I'm interested by details except at home

thank you Rich

[okie]

No , what I said is that prickly pear , leaves , cut and pealed and cooked in syrup is just like melon preserve .
And figs are of course figs , all over the world -- I just love them , have a few trees , and make a lot of fig jam every year .
Sometimes , I even buy in a few crates , say about 50 kilograms , and make jam from it
Make a green fig preserve too , from figs that are not ripe yet , in a thick syrup . Enjoy it with cheese and biscuits ...

I make melon preserve too . Currently have a big one , about 20 kg , awaiting for me to make into preserve ..... when I have the time

[Richprins]

Ok! Was just wondering too where the melons come from...one never sees them on farms...but suppose they are from the Cape Republic?

[okie]

Here's the big boy , just waiting for me to get to him.

[Richprins]

Aha! How big is your melon, okie!

[nan]

that is a melon

[Lisbeth]

What kind of melon is that

Your fig jam sounds delicious