This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. ... family was introduced in California’s San Diego Mission in 1769, hence the name Mission fig.

The classic black mission fig is perfect for jams, but other varieties can be used, too, like the deep purple conadria fig. Its interior is jeweled, bright red like a pomegranate, and well-suited ...

Place steaks in a ziplock bag. Add Black Mission Fig Balsamic and Garlic Olive Oil in bag. Let out all of the air and seal. Rub oil and balsamic into the steaks through the outside of the bag.

Q: Some time back I listened to a radio caller asking about wasps that pollinate figs. Based on what I heard, I told my sister that the wasps only pollinate the Mission figs that grow in California.

He waited and waited for a ripe fig. Eventually his figs ripened … because he had a Black Mission fig, not the Brown Turkey he thought he’d planted. Are the figs growing near the tip of branches?