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Bruce[_28_]

On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 16:39:02 -0500, wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 05:15:49 +1100, Bruce >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:10:02 -0700, graham > wrote:
>>
>>>As do I!!
>>>And, having known the method of pollination, it has not bothered me one
>>>whit.
>>
>>You can't see the wasp so it doesn't exist?
>
>For the wasp you need to eat the figs from the Med, those from the US
>are self pollenators. You won't find any fresh figs from the Med in
>the US, only string figs, which are imported and absurdly priced
>nowadays... used to be the least expensive dried fruit going. I
>remember it selling less than 30¢ a 12 oz package, cheaper than a
>candy bar and much more healthful for a sweet snack.

"Suzy" in Cheri's link seemed to be talking about US figs, although
she doesn't say that explicitly, unless I missed it.