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November is a time to celebrate figs. November marks the end of the fig harvest in many locals. Figs are good for you. High fiber and high nutritional value . . . fat-free, sodium-free, cholesterol-free . . . not to mention the great taste.And they are portable.Figs are an often overlooked fruit. (Dull men can identify with being overlooked.) California has a great web site about figs . . . a site that doesn't overlook figs: http://www.californiafigs.com/index.html. It as a History of Figs. Oodles of fig recipes. Dull men in California's San Joaquin Valley have a fun activity . . . they like to watch figs dry. [Until we realized that figs needed attention, we felt that there should be no "Dull Event of the Month" for November. This speaks for itself -- November is one of the dullest months of the year. November is almost as dull as February, the dullest month of the year. By the time November rolls around, the skies are gray, the leaves have stopped falling, snow has not yet started to fall. All November has is Thanksgiving. Where we eat turkey, one of the blandest foods there is to eat. Even normal seasonings like salt and pepper -- not even catsup or Worcestershire sauce -- will help however. We resort to cranberries.]
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