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 ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: Current Extension Service recommendations for fig jam and fig preserves: Add 2 tablespoons of bottled lemon juice to each quart jar, or 1/2 teaspoon citric acid. This recipe is from my ...

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 ...

Figs are abundant this season, but not all figs are created equally. Some areas of the Coast see and have seen quite a bit of rain while others have been bone dry. Naomi Coleman said she got too ...

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 ...

Fig must be the flavor du jour, because all of a sudden, pretty jars of fig jam and preserves are multiplying on store shelves. It's too bad more of them aren't better -- or at least that's the ...