Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA, October 12th, 2005
Actually, the fig we eat is the flower (of ficus carica) inverted inward. The seeds are the real fruit in figs. No matter how you want to classify figs, this is their season. They peak in late autumn, according to Nick Agouridis, who grows four fig trees in his Landisville back yard. He says the first slips from Greece came to Lancaster after 1910, with John Agourides, who owned Rocky Springs Park. Giving away figs is the best way to make friends, according to Agouridis. And the best way to eat them is fresh, right off the tree. A more nourishing, versatile, sweet food is hard to find. Figs ar...
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