SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2015
Community Chorus to
present Appalachian Winter
On Sunday, Dec. 13, the
Community
Chorus
of
Florence will present a con-
cert reminiscent of folk
Christmas carols.
“Appalachian
Winter,”
written by Joseph Martin, is a
cantata that celebrates the
legacy of early American car-
ols and hymnody. Composed
in the spirit of folk music, the
cantata combines traditional
sounds with more rustic ele-
ments creating a blend that is
fresh and pleasing.
Popular American carols
like “Away In a Manger” and
“O’
Little
Town
of
Bethlehem” dance with tradi-
tional spirituals such as
“Children, Go Where I Send
Thee” and “Go, and Tell It on
the Mountain.”
Thoughtful narration wea-
ves the movements together
in a meaningful tapestry of
song and Scripture.
The Chorus will be directed
by interim director Elise
Arnold.
In addition to the cantata, a
number of other familiar car-
ols will be presented, includ-
ing “Behold That Star,”
“Sweet Little Jesus Boy,”
“Silent Night,” “I Wonder as I
Wander” and several others
that audiances will surely rec-
ognize.
The Flo Tones will be spe-
cial guests as will the Siuslaw
Valley Children’s Choir.
The concert will begin at 2
p.m. at the Florence Event
Center.
Tickets are $10 with stu-
dents free.
For more information, visit
w w w. c o m m u n i t y c h o r u s
florenceor.org.
11 A
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Going nuts for figs
Many Americans are only
familiar with dried figs, but
fresh figs are a delicious treat
available in the summer and
fall seasons. Figs are common-
ly grown throughout the
Mediterranean region as well in
the southern part of the United
States.
Figs were eaten by the
Sumerians as early as 2900 BC,
and figs were one of the earliest
cultivated fruits, eaten in
Ancient Greece and Rome.
Figs originally came to the
Americas from Spain in the
early 1500s, and by the 1800s
there were many varieties
growing in California.
A fig is actually not a fruit at
all, but a flower inverted into
itself; the small seeds found
inside the fig are the true botan-
ical fruit.
Figs range in color from pale
yellow to brown to purple.
These are a few of the common
fig varieties that you might
encounter throughout the sea-
son:
Black mission figs are pur-
ple-black in color and have the
sweetest taste of all types of
figs. Mission figs are named for
the Franciscan missionaries
who planted them in California
in the 1700s.
Calimyrna figs are a pale
yellow-green color. These figs
originated from Turkey and are
now grown in California. Black
mission and Calimyrna are the
most common varieties of culti-
vated figs.
Brown turkey figs are a
lighter purple than black mis-
sion figs with hints of yellow-
green and brown.
There are about 60 different
varieties of figs grown through-
out the United States today.
Like other high-nutrient fruits,
figs are rich in fiber, minerals,
and polyphenol antioxidant
compounds; eating figs has
been shown to increase the
antioxidant capacity of the
blood, which could help to pre-
vent oxidative damage in the
body.
Figs, similar to beans and
oats, are notably high in soluble
fiber, a nutrient with choles-
terol-lowering properties.
Soft fruit with sap coming
out of the end opposite the
stem means it is ripe and has a
high sugar content. Because
they spoil quite easily, refrig-
erate them as soon as they
ripen.
It is so much fun to grow
your own figs, as they are easy
to grow almost anywhere in
the United States if you have
any space in your yard or on a
balcony.
All you need to do is plant
them in a big pot with good
water drainage and if you live
in the northern states, just
wheel the potted trees into a
garage or shed, between
Thanksgiving and April 1. You
can trim them back before the
winter so they easily fit
indoors, and use the cuttings to
start another tree.
This way you can have as
many fig trees as you want in a
few seasons, from buying just
one tiny sprig of a tree.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and nutri-
tional medicine.
Visit his website at Dr
Fuhrman.com, or submit ques-
tions and comments to newsques-
tions@drfuhrman.com.
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