Think back for a moment to earlier this year when we all agreed that we would try to accentuate local and seasonal products in this space. That was an easy pledge to make back in January, when ...

Fig jams and preserves are easy to make and a great way to use up the summer harvest. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) I was inspired by Dennis Bickham of Zachary, who shared his ...

2 pounds ripe figs, stemmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1-1/2 cups sugar 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 cup water Have ready one pint jar or two half-pint jars that have been ...

Yields about 6 half-pint jars. Recipe is from the 37th edition of the “Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving” from Jarden Home Brands; edited by Judy Harrold. Here’s a serving suggestion that works ...

Dear Lisa: I hope you can help me find an old recipe I clipped from a newspaper for fig preserves made with Jello. It is a really easy recipe and I remember that you can use any flavor of Jello.

On my parents’ property in Clarkston, there used to be an enormous, rambling fig tree. It sprouted up as a “volunteer” (the word my mother uses for things that aren’t planted, but somehow arrive ...

The good thing about this time of year: It’s fig season. The bad thing about this time of year for me: I only ever do one thing with figs — make preserves. Occasionally, I use those preserves to make ...

I am certainly not the first person to derive inspiration from a fig tree. The ancients wrote poetry and sang songs about figs; Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting under a fig tree; and fig ...

After my husband and I started dating, I was introduced to his grandmother’s fig preserves. They are delicious to say the least. When we bought our house, I was excited to see that I had a mature fig ...

Is your fig tree bursting with fruit with too many figs to use right away? No problem! Learning how to freeze figs at home is quick and easy and makes the most of a short fig season. Creating a ...