The forests are abundant with medicinal plants and mushrooms, and the fields produce maize, squash, tomatoes, beans, watercress and potatoes, as well as a large range of fruit.

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Raisins and citron were the two most commonly used dried fruits in election cakes, but I like to use equal amounts of a large variety of fruit, such as dried sour cherries, blueberries, citron, and dark and golden raisins.

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Consider the absurdity of a city in the middle of the world's biggest tropical forest having to ship in a large proportion of its fruit and vegetables.

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Using a large fork to fluff up the rice and fruit mixture, turn it into a serving dish, drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon orange juice, and combine using the fork.

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Many such explanations arise from the idea that males have more to gain than females do by seeking a large number of mates a notion that is ultimately based on experiments with fruit flies in 1948.

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