James Silverton wrote:
> sf wrote on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:29:19 -0800:
>
>>> On Sun 22 Feb 2009 11:06:38a, James Silverton told us...
>>>
>>>> Hello All!
>>>>
>>>> I may have asked this before and, if so, I apologise but how
>>>> many people agree with me that dried figs are much superior
>>>> to fresh ones? I do know 2 or 3 people who agree with me.
>>>>
>>> I agree with you. There are several varieties of dried figs I
>>> prefer over fresh. One exception, if I could find fresh
>>> brown turkey figs, I think they make the best fig preserves.
>
>> Fresh figs are awfully darned good. Figs and apricots - two
>> things I look forward to eating fresh.
>
> I have a theory that you have to live where the fruit is grown. I've
> hardly ever had a fresh apricot in the Eastern US that was worth eating.
> Come to think of it, I prefer dried apricots too :-)
>
Yes! For the same reason, I think. (I am in the Boston area.)

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Jean B.