Dead-ripe figs are squishy but extraordinarily sweet.Fruits have their seasons. Oranges in the winter; strawberries in spring; peaches, melons and grapes that ripen in full summer, and, looking ahead, pomegranates, persimmons and pears for fall. But the fruit that spans all seasons is the fig.The breva, an early fig, arrives in late spring. By late summer, the main crop of figs ripens, giving us
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A FIG FOR EVERY SEASON
