I Picked the figs off the trees in Portland and the lemon off the tree in San Jose. Fresh and yummy! Nothing could be better on toast in the morning. Mmmm. Use any fresh fruit you have: pears, apples, pumpkins. Yes, it's almost pumpkin butter season. Fig butter can also be added to Chinese stir fry or for moo shu vegetables as an alternate for plum paste. You'll need to add soy sauce and boil to thicken. You can also use this as a filling for homemade fig newtons. Just roll a white pastry dough in strips and slice to create old fashioned fig newtons. Mmmm.