Saving Figs for Winter

[MPRC]

From my research figs are a great fruit for my redfoots and they are loving them. I just came across an abandoned tree yesterday that is heavy with them - but this IS Oregon and they aren't going to last.

How should I try to preserve some? Freezing, drying, canning, etc? Vern still goes nuts for frozen fruits so if they freeze okay I'm fine with trying it. I just want to know if anyone has a fool proof method. If I don't have to learn to use a pressure canner that would be great.

 

[wellington]

If you don't get any response from someone that has done it, try several ways now and see how they turn out.

 

[Prairie Mom]

Hmmm...no idea. I'd love to learn, so I'm hoping you'll be the test subject as Wellington suggested

 

[MPRC]

I guess I'm going to try my 'go to' method of freezing first. Canning intimidates me.

 

[Prairie Mom]

I guess I'm going to try my 'go to' method of freezing first. Canning intimidates me.

ha ha...I'm the same way. I've seen too many women slaving in hot kitchens as they do canning. If I can freeze it, I'll freeze it

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

I buy frozen figs at Trader Joe's. When I lived in Fresno, a favorite summer time treat was freezing figs then eating them like ice cream. Many of us who lived in the dorms would raid the schools orchard, freeze them and eat them. Freezing works well. Just keep them in multiple layers of flimsy bags or use freezer bags with as much air removed as possible. This reduces freezer burn and moisture loss.

 

[MPRC]

Thank you @Will - I am not a huge fan of figs myself (unless they are in Newton form) so I didn't know if they would freeze well.

 

[Loohan]

I have a Brown Turkey fig tree and i highly recommend freezing them whole. They taste delicious thawed, much better than dried figs i have bought. Drying concentrates the sugars, too.