The mature fruit is cooked in August and dished out in September.
More Sicilian Proverbs:
Old wood lights better but burns out quicker.Sicilian
If you want to be loved by all, first love God, then your mother and father.
Sicilian
If you urge the donkey on, you'll arrive late, if you let the donkey amble, you'll arrive early.
Sicilian
Whoever goes to Palermo and doesn't see Monreale, goes there a jackass and returns a fool.
Sicilian
When the olive tree blooms during April, olives are harvested with barrels, when it blossoms in June, they are harvested in handfuls.
Sicilian
Owning land is like fighting a war.
Sicilian