Makes about 4 (½-pint) jars. Recipe is excerpted from “Ball® Canning Back to Basics.” Copyright ©2017 Hearthmark LLC. Reprinted with permission from Time Inc ...

The Kitchen Table, a cookbook by Brennan’s of Houston chef Randy Evans, has a lot of local recipes in it, including Texas peach and fig preserves. Whole Foods has Texas peaches and fresh figs on hand ...

The Tuesday after Labor Day always is a rough one. It’s unofficially the end of summer. Sigh. I suppose that heat naysayers are relieved that cooler weather is on the way. I imagine those folks soon ...

The fig season seems to be hit or miss for Austinites, but the trees I’ve seen lately are heavy with fruit. If you are lucky enough to have one — or want to buy some from the store — here’s a quick ...

Here's a canning recipe that married sublime simplicity with the pragmatism of storing an abundant harvest for the winter. There's just three ingredients in these preserved figs, from Liana Krissoff's ...

If you aren’t lucky enough to have a yard full of fruit trees and berry bushes, maybe you know someone who does. Often, all it takes is a casual mention in a group that you’d love some figs, quince or ...

Figs are featured in Sherri Brooks Vinton's recipe from "Put 'Em Up." "It has a lovely texture, and I add a little balsamic, " she said. "It fills all the needs of the usual jam recipes, but it also ...