Categories: Fruits, Desserts, Low-fat 
      Yield: 6 servings 
  
      6    Baking apples 
      6    California dried figs 
      1    Lemon; sliced 
      1 c  Brown sugar 
      1 c  Water 
      6    Whole cloves 
      1    Cinnamon stick 
  
  Bring sugar and water to a boil.  Add lemon rind and spices.  Core apples 
  and place in baking dish or skillet.  Place figs around and between 
  apples.  Pour spiced syrup over all and cover.  Bake or simmer gently, 
  basting occasionally, until apples are tender and syrup thickened.  Then 
  serve each apple topped with a plump juicy fig, to 6 lucky people. 
   
  Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs 
  Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board 
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias