Re: Fig lore

Cali, thanks for the "Fig lore."  I had wondered what happened to my
faculties and I guess I can blame it on that cozy nap I took beneath a fig
tree long ago.  Oh well....  The choped fig aperitif sounds.....  well,
interesting, to say the least.  Do you steam the vineleaves or just use
them fresh and crunchy?  I envision a bunch of people sitting arounda table
with loud greek music, sipping ouzo (definitely an aquired taste) and
nibbling tiny bites and perspiring profusely.  Hmmmm, think I'll lay off
those foreign movies for a while!

Nan

>Two cents worth of Greek folklore:
>You must NEVER fall asleep in the enticingly dense shade of a
>fig-tree... it will rob you of your faculties as you sleep and you might
>wake up insane or moronic....
>Obviously people always had strong feelings about the tree.
>Extra tid-bit:
>In Corfu we make a paste of chopped dried figs plenty of black pepper
>and ouzo, shape it into patties about one inch thick and 5.5" in
>circumference) wrap them in vineleaves  held into place with string, and
>use throughout the winter as accompaniment for an aperitif.  I must
>admit it's something of an aquired taste.  It's called "Sykomadhia," or
>"sykopita" (syko=fig).
>Cali Doxiadis
>PS. I apologise for the name-confusion. When in NY I use my husband's
>e-mail address. He is Edward Malefakis of Columbia University.


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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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