Imagine turning Tax Day into a holiday. That’s what happened with Tu Bishvat, the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat, which is Thursday. During the time of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, Tu Bishvat ...

Figs, or anjeer, can have various health benefits. Here is how they can benefit long-term health and reduce certain risks for ...

When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the shriveled remains ...

Yes, dried fruits – including dried apricots, dried cranberries, raisins, dried dates, dried figs and prunes – pack a big nutrient punch for their shrunken size. The reason is that nutrients and fiber ...

Figs are often overlooked fruits, but fall is the ideal time to try this healthy pick. Not only are they sweet and versatile, but figs are packed with fiber to support your digestion and essential ...

Our generous neighbors give us lots of figs from their garden. They're so rich, we can't eat them all. Any suggestions? A: Fresh figs are highly perishable and will keep for only two to three days in ...

Figs — in all shapes, colors and sizes — are ripening all over the South. And what memories these oh-so-delicious fruits bring to mind. As a kid, I would crawl under the canopy of my grandmother’s ...

My barely heated greenhouse kept me in fresh figs well into fall, but decreased light and increased cold have made those juicy, ambrosial fruits a mere memory. Now I go to the store and purchase dried ...

Dried fruit are fruit that have had almost all of the water drained from them through drying methods. The fruit shrinks during this process, leaving a small, dried fruit. Raisins, dates, prunes, figs, ...