Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Making full use of a new fig crop
This week’s basic recipe section deals with the subject of figs – delicious, delicate fruit that comes in with a rush and has to be dealt with quickly.
A letter from Mrs. Shirley Cane, Pacific Highway, Slack’s Creek, reminds us that the fig crop is now ready and in a week or so will have reached its peak.
Mrs. Cane said trees in the Sunnybank area were now heavy with fruit, and that while figs were “pricey” in the shops they could be purchased from the growers at a much reduced rate.
Here are some of the fig recipes she recommends:-
For dessert
The ripe fruit simply peeled, chopped, and sprinkled with a little lemon juice and sugar is ready to be served with cream, ice cream, or custard. Stewed whole and unpeeled (prick over with a fork to allow the syrup to