Three recipes for fig preserves and an old recipe for Tujaque's bread pudding with tart cranberry sauceLast year, J.C. helped his wife make fig preserves from the fruit of the tree in their Slidell ...

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 ...

Yields 18 half-pints of preserves. Peay says never to add water to this recipe and to make sure and leave the skin on the figs. 1. Soak figs in enough water to cover them, and sprinkle with baking ...

Figs are available now at area Heinen’s stores, but they won’t be around for long. The plush teardrop-shaped fruits, which ripen in late summer and early fall, are perfect in September. Because they ...

Claudia Fowler penned a recent "Human Condition" column for the paper where she mentioned how fig preserves tend to be one of those love 'em or hate 'em kinds of food. She and her husband, Jim, love ...