FORREST Gump and Buford 'Bubba' Blue might have started it with shrimp, but Gaye Zappia has ended it with her figs.

It went something like this, according to Bubba: "Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sauté it, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper...