so… a month or so ago, i ate a fig that wasn’t part of a fig newton for the first time in my life. i was by myself when i ate it, and i had a bit of a hard time trying to figure out the best and least-messy way to eat one. i ended up simply opening the skin and then scraping the innards (i don’t like that word) out with my teeth. they taste very much like the stuffing of a classic fig newton (not too surprisingly) but… the rich, sweet/dark taste is really at odds with the bright red appearance of the fresh fruit. anyhow.. today, i remembered i had wanted to find the best way to eat a fig and so, googling it i found this d.h. lawrence poem… which made me feel like not such an idiot. and! apparently you can eat the skin…