FRUITS 15 



RECIPE 



Damson Cheese Biscuits 



Boil some damsons in a stone jar ; when reduced to pulp 

 press through a coarse sieve, and boil till it evaporates. 

 Then add an equal weight of pounded sugar, and beat it 

 till quite stiff, Make it into round flat cakes, and dry them 

 in a cool oven. Turn them, and dry again ; then place them 

 on papers on tin for storing. 



FIGS 



Fig trees will grow almost anywhere in a warm 

 situation with plenty of hot sunshine. Any good 

 light garden soil suits them, though a chalky loam 

 is said to be best. 



Fig trees require less care in training and 

 pruning than any other tree ; the ill-placed shoots 

 should be removed by disbudding only. The fig 

 requires to be well supplied with moisture. Soap 

 suds thrown on to the roots of the trees are very 

 beneficial to them. 



It is best to buy a tree, though the fig roots 

 firmly from cuttings. The cuttings should be 

 plunged in pots in a moderate hot-bed in January 

 or February, and should be planted out when 

 there is no danger of frost. 



It may be trained to any shape, and the long 

 branches should be bent backwards and forwards 

 to help them to make shoots and to cover the 

 wall. 



In the winter the trees should be covered over 

 with mats or straw before the time of severe frost, 



