1.   Dried figs are great snacks, but no match for the subtle, honey-sweet succulence of a perfectly ripe fig.

2.   Her husband likes to smear a ripe Adriatic fig on a toasted English muffin.

3.   Minerals, ripe figs and herbs, crisp acidity, lovely balance through to the long finish.

4.   Ripe figs are too soft to travel far.

5.   Ripe figs and celery accompany sauteed Gorgonzola cheese, a dish considered an aphrodisiac in Italy, Suhanosky says.

6.   Ripe figs can be used in place of the dates, if you like.

7.   Ripe figs give way to slight pressure.

8.   So, birds looking for ripe brown figs, fly on by.

9.   The color is light amber, with aromas of vanilla, spice and ripe figs.

10.   Dragica Lukenda, standing among her plump eggplants and ripe green figs in the Posusje market, does not hate Muslims.