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Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Hello #foragingAustralia friends! I've long enjoyed eating Moreton Bay figs, but of course they have *so many seeds*. The seeds aren't disagreeable in taste, but they are dry and tough compared to domestic figs.

Has anyone any good experiences or references in grinding them and making a figgy bush bread?

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Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I was wondering how one would remove the pulp to dry and separate the seeds, but walking under one of the trees reveals that no work is necessary. Moreton Bay figs are a food source for many birds and other animals, and they just leave the seeds after eating the pulp. All one really needs to do is pick them up.

A close-up of the ground under a Moreton bay fig, with four or so dry gritty seed clusters just waiting to be picked up.
A close-up of the ground under a Moreton bay fig, with four or so dry gritty seed clusters just waiting to be picked up.
A close-up of the ground under a Moreton bay fig, with four or so dry gritty seed clusters just waiting to be picked up.
Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I've collected a small basket of dried Moreton Bay fig seed/pulp masses. This didn't take very long at all, even with me being very selective to only grab the driest and cleanest ones.

I'm travelling at the moment, so I won't know if I'll have a chance to process these until I get back, but I imagine I'll want to lightly work them to loosen the seeds from the pulp, and then either winnow or float the mass to see if I can separate out the seeds.

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A hand-made spiral basket containing three or four handfuls of Moreton bay fig seed masses.

A single fig sits in the middle of them as decoration.
A hand-made spiral basket containing three or four handfuls of Moreton bay fig seed masses. A single fig sits in the middle of them as decoration.
A hand-made spiral basket containing three or four handfuls of Moreton bay fig seed masses. A single fig sits in the middle of them as decoration.
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Paul Fenwick
@pjf@cloudisland.nz  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Hello #foragingAustralia friends! I've long enjoyed eating Moreton Bay figs, but of course they have *so many seeds*. The seeds aren't disagreeable in taste, but they are dry and tough compared to domestic figs.

Has anyone any good experiences or references in grinding them and making a figgy bush bread?

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