Big Fig Pig Does A Fig Jig (Because She’s Content)

I wondering if you are a Fig Fan?

“The proper way to eat a fig, in society,
Is to split it in four, holding it by the stump,
And open it, so that it is a glittering, rosy,
Moist, honied, heavy-petalled four-petalled flower.”

San Gervasio DH Lawrence (1885-1930)

I originally named this post “Fig Jig.” You see, it’s fig season in Georgia, and I love figs.

But somehow, in the midst of spell-check, autocorrect, and clumsy fingers “jig” became “pig.” Ah! I knew instantly that the new name fit perfectly, much better. My Dears, I confess that I am a fig pig, a big fig pig. And yes, I’m known to do a jig.

And to demonstrate that love, I’m doing the fig jig in my red shoes and goofy socks.

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  1. Mary Rauch says:

    Rebekah, you are one of a kind! No other person I know could have written an article about figs and made me “stick” (sticky?) through the whole story without wavering. I actually found it quite interesting. I loved your reaction to Fig Newtons in the cookie section at the store. I used to believe my mother bought them just to torment me. Sorry Mom, sometimes I took some when you insisted and went outdoors and got rid of them so they would be gone quicker from the cookie jar. The jam looks heavenly.
    Great to hear from you!

  2. Sabrena Orr says:

    I am today years old that I’ve decided I must try a fig! I don’t think they grow here in Washington State (but I am figless about figs). Maybe they do. I don’t think so. My goal today is to try to find a delectable fig! My favorite time of year is jam making & canning time! We’ve “put up” 6 different kinds of jam, zucchini pickles, dill pickles, green beans, dilly beans, carrots, beets and I can’t remember what else. I’ve not tried fig jam…now I will. And I will definitely order the fancy fig when we’re able to eat in a fancy restaurant. Cheers to Figs!

  3. Marlene Capelle says:

    I wish we had fig trees here I’ve never had a fresh fig. But I’m up to my ears in cucumber jelly made from garden fresh cucumbers and it is fabulous. And cucumber cookies and dried cucumbers and cucumber face mask. It’s a good year for cucumbers.

  4. Virginia says:

    Love your big fig jig tale!!

  5. Sharon Elaine says:

    You gave me laughter today – a place I needed to visit. I love the sound of lids popping (spell-check changed to kids popping). Fresh figs (fresh digs) are not something I’ve had but sound wonderful.
    In all this craziness – dancing or not dancing the jig, picking or not picking fruit, buying or not buying eggs and canning for sure, are what we need to focus on and laughter, lots and lots of laughter. Thank you, I so needed all that.

  6. Donna Kozak says:

    Hi, Rebekah – I, too, love fresh figs and planted a fig tree a few years ago and for the past three years the tree (although quite beautiful)produces lots of figs but they never ripen in time to eat them, but last year and this year I found one ripe one (?) and they were delicious…doesn’t get enough sun BUT I have a friend who has a large beautiful tree that produces lots of fruit and she doesn’t eat them – she throws them to her lucky chickens! Every year we trade her figs for my garden tomatoes – works out just fine…and I also made fig jam this year…so delicious – also delicious with heavy cream, nothing else – Yum.

  7. Deb says:

    I cried when I read this. My father was a fig fan too. He passed away 8 years ago, but I still miss him. I remember many nights working on math homework with Dad, Fig Newtons, and glasses of milk. I guess that means I’m a fig pig too!

  8. Bonnie says:

    My gramma had fig trees. Other trees with fruit also, however as a four or five year old only figs,in a bowl (blue) With cream. This I recall still, eighty years later. Toast and butter. Fragrant warm, home. Then two years ago at Costco ( I know, big open commercial cold store),I saw FIGS, large, brown, soft, fragrant too! I bought a case. Yes a case, took it home. Alone, consumed each, all, within the week. Sweet, warm, sticky, loved gramma’s.love.Still wrapped in the cozy comfort of eighty years before.

  9. Diane Van Horn says:

    I just did a great big, fig pig, jig reading your post! Never had one fresh from the tree but I do like fig jam with brie on a cracker. I agree with you on the ritual of canning and the pop of the jar seal. It gets me every time. I hope your summer has been a good one despite the craziness in the world right now. Take care, I always look forward to your posts.

  10. Carla says:

    Now, I want to try a fig, which I have not in my 67 years. Somehow I missed your move to a new farm and that you were in a car accident. Did you write a blog about them? I look forward to all of your writings. Be well.

  11. Beth says:

    I haven’t had figs in ages! I’ll have to see if I can find any around here (Willamette Valley OR — very ag oriented). When I lived in SoCal I had a fig tree and experimented with making fig jam. So delicious! But then Fig Newtons have always been one of my favorite cookies. Weird kid, I know…. Here’s to long lives for your new fig bushes!

  12. Jan says:

    Cute article on the figs.
    Mever had one but now i want one
    ( Michigan ) farm girl

  13. Judith says:

    A fig tree started growing in our yard. DH asked where it came from. At that moment a half-eaten fig dropped at our feet. I pointed up at the crow in the big ash tree above us. The birds may take but they also give.

  14. Charlene Gravely says:

    Love Figs!! We know have 2 fig trees! Your article is fantastic!!

  15. Denise says:

    yes, you took me back too when you mentioned the sound of a canning jar pop! I’ve never tried a fig and now I may have to do that sometime soon.

  16. Sandi King says:

    Wow, Rebekah. I never knew so much about figs. I have eaten store bought figs and yes they are not all that good. I am happy for you that you have your own bush of figs in your yard. And I wonder why there were no birds around the fig tree you went to harvest? Your jams looked really good though and I applaud your tenacity in getting them done. I do like Fig Newtons, the original brand, not the off brand kind though. And it is not wise to eat too many of them either at one sitting. Enjoyed reading your post and happy sticky fig jig pig or whatever to you. Until the next post, have a great life.

  17. Sandi King says:

    Wow, Rebekah. I never knew so much about figs. I have eaten store bought figs and yes they are not all that good. I am happy for you that you have your own bush of figs in your yard. And I wonder why there were no birds around the fig tree you went to harvest? Your jams looked really good though and I applaud your tenacity in getting them done. I do like Fig Newtons, the original brand, not the off brand kind though. And it is not wise to eat too many of them either at one sitting. Enjoyed reading your post and happy sticky fig jig pig or whatever to you. Until the next post, have a great life.

  18. Judy says:

    By golly Rebekah…I never knew anybody could write such an interesting article or get so excited about the ‘Humble Fig.’ But if anyone can… you can! hahaha
    I’ve not had a fresh one either. I don’t think they grow in N.E. Ohio 🙁
    Oh well, thanks girly, for the GREAT read!
    God Bless!

  19. Mary W Jacobs says:

    wow. as usual your words are fulfilling

  20. Tony says:

    I just found your page and went back and read every post. You had me laughing out loud sometimes, thinking deeply about some of they things you are saying, your wisdom, your naïve approach at times. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them all. Awesome. Thank You. I can relate to your trial and tribulations because I’m a city farmboy, learning the hard way myself.

    Miss Rebekah, figs trees grow like weeds around here. People offer them to me and I turn them down. You should plant a few around and in a few years you’ll be cursing that they got to big. and all they do is attract the deer.

    Looking forward to your next post!!

  21. Marilyn says:

    What a quite enjoyable post. We put our live tree up and the lights are on it. We will decorate the tree this week. We did not cut our tree down,but purchased from a local store. It is 7 feet. We are wrapping our presents to try to avoid the Christmas Eve rush. We do all of our shopping on line. We only go out to the bank and the mailbox. Wishing you and your family a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2021.
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

  22. Janice Fielder says:

    Your fig story made me think of my mom’s fig trees. She made fig jam also. I loved that stuff! (After I grew up!) I tried to grow fig trees with no success. She lived in Texas her whole life but I moved away to other states after I married. Sure missed all that!!!

    Thanks for reminding me of the sweet memories.

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Big Fig Pig Does A Fig Jig (Because She's Content)

I wondering if you are a Fig Fan?

“The proper way to eat a fig, in society,
Is to split it in four, holding it by the stump,
And open it, so that it is a glittering, rosy,
Moist, honied, heavy-petalled four-petalled flower.”

San Gervasio DH Lawrence (1885-1930)

I originally named this post “Fig Jig.” You see, it’s fig season in Georgia, and I love figs.

But somehow, in the midst of spell-check, autocorrect, and clumsy fingers “jig” became “pig.” Ah! I knew instantly that the new name fit perfectly, much better. My Dears, I confess that I am a fig pig, a big fig pig. And yes, I’m known to do a jig.

And to demonstrate that love, I’m doing the fig jig in my red shoes and goofy socks.

Continue reading

  1. Mary Rauch says:

    Rebekah, you are one of a kind! No other person I know could have written an article about figs and made me “stick” (sticky?) through the whole story without wavering. I actually found it quite interesting. I loved your reaction to Fig Newtons in the cookie section at the store. I used to believe my mother bought them just to torment me. Sorry Mom, sometimes I took some when you insisted and went outdoors and got rid of them so they would be gone quicker from the cookie jar. The jam looks heavenly.
    Great to hear from you!

  2. Sabrena Orr says:

    I am today years old that I’ve decided I must try a fig! I don’t think they grow here in Washington State (but I am figless about figs). Maybe they do. I don’t think so. My goal today is to try to find a delectable fig! My favorite time of year is jam making & canning time! We’ve “put up” 6 different kinds of jam, zucchini pickles, dill pickles, green beans, dilly beans, carrots, beets and I can’t remember what else. I’ve not tried fig jam…now I will. And I will definitely order the fancy fig when we’re able to eat in a fancy restaurant. Cheers to Figs!

  3. Marlene Capelle says:

    I wish we had fig trees here I’ve never had a fresh fig. But I’m up to my ears in cucumber jelly made from garden fresh cucumbers and it is fabulous. And cucumber cookies and dried cucumbers and cucumber face mask. It’s a good year for cucumbers.

  4. Virginia says:

    Love your big fig jig tale!!

  5. Sharon Elaine says:

    You gave me laughter today – a place I needed to visit. I love the sound of lids popping (spell-check changed to kids popping). Fresh figs (fresh digs) are not something I’ve had but sound wonderful.
    In all this craziness – dancing or not dancing the jig, picking or not picking fruit, buying or not buying eggs and canning for sure, are what we need to focus on and laughter, lots and lots of laughter. Thank you, I so needed all that.

  6. Donna Kozak says:

    Hi, Rebekah – I, too, love fresh figs and planted a fig tree a few years ago and for the past three years the tree (although quite beautiful)produces lots of figs but they never ripen in time to eat them, but last year and this year I found one ripe one (?) and they were delicious…doesn’t get enough sun BUT I have a friend who has a large beautiful tree that produces lots of fruit and she doesn’t eat them – she throws them to her lucky chickens! Every year we trade her figs for my garden tomatoes – works out just fine…and I also made fig jam this year…so delicious – also delicious with heavy cream, nothing else – Yum.

  7. Deb says:

    I cried when I read this. My father was a fig fan too. He passed away 8 years ago, but I still miss him. I remember many nights working on math homework with Dad, Fig Newtons, and glasses of milk. I guess that means I’m a fig pig too!

  8. Bonnie says:

    My gramma had fig trees. Other trees with fruit also, however as a four or five year old only figs,in a bowl (blue) With cream. This I recall still, eighty years later. Toast and butter. Fragrant warm, home. Then two years ago at Costco ( I know, big open commercial cold store),I saw FIGS, large, brown, soft, fragrant too! I bought a case. Yes a case, took it home. Alone, consumed each, all, within the week. Sweet, warm, sticky, loved gramma’s.love.Still wrapped in the cozy comfort of eighty years before.

  9. Diane Van Horn says:

    I just did a great big, fig pig, jig reading your post! Never had one fresh from the tree but I do like fig jam with brie on a cracker. I agree with you on the ritual of canning and the pop of the jar seal. It gets me every time. I hope your summer has been a good one despite the craziness in the world right now. Take care, I always look forward to your posts.

  10. Carla says:

    Now, I want to try a fig, which I have not in my 67 years. Somehow I missed your move to a new farm and that you were in a car accident. Did you write a blog about them? I look forward to all of your writings. Be well.

  11. Beth says:

    I haven’t had figs in ages! I’ll have to see if I can find any around here (Willamette Valley OR — very ag oriented). When I lived in SoCal I had a fig tree and experimented with making fig jam. So delicious! But then Fig Newtons have always been one of my favorite cookies. Weird kid, I know…. Here’s to long lives for your new fig bushes!

  12. Jan says:

    Cute article on the figs.
    Mever had one but now i want one
    ( Michigan ) farm girl

  13. Judith says:

    A fig tree started growing in our yard. DH asked where it came from. At that moment a half-eaten fig dropped at our feet. I pointed up at the crow in the big ash tree above us. The birds may take but they also give.

  14. Charlene Gravely says:

    Love Figs!! We know have 2 fig trees! Your article is fantastic!!

  15. Denise says:

    yes, you took me back too when you mentioned the sound of a canning jar pop! I’ve never tried a fig and now I may have to do that sometime soon.

  16. Sandi King says:

    Wow, Rebekah. I never knew so much about figs. I have eaten store bought figs and yes they are not all that good. I am happy for you that you have your own bush of figs in your yard. And I wonder why there were no birds around the fig tree you went to harvest? Your jams looked really good though and I applaud your tenacity in getting them done. I do like Fig Newtons, the original brand, not the off brand kind though. And it is not wise to eat too many of them either at one sitting. Enjoyed reading your post and happy sticky fig jig pig or whatever to you. Until the next post, have a great life.

  17. Sandi King says:

    Wow, Rebekah. I never knew so much about figs. I have eaten store bought figs and yes they are not all that good. I am happy for you that you have your own bush of figs in your yard. And I wonder why there were no birds around the fig tree you went to harvest? Your jams looked really good though and I applaud your tenacity in getting them done. I do like Fig Newtons, the original brand, not the off brand kind though. And it is not wise to eat too many of them either at one sitting. Enjoyed reading your post and happy sticky fig jig pig or whatever to you. Until the next post, have a great life.

  18. Judy says:

    By golly Rebekah…I never knew anybody could write such an interesting article or get so excited about the ‘Humble Fig.’ But if anyone can… you can! hahaha
    I’ve not had a fresh one either. I don’t think they grow in N.E. Ohio 🙁
    Oh well, thanks girly, for the GREAT read!
    God Bless!

  19. Mary W Jacobs says:

    wow. as usual your words are fulfilling

  20. Tony says:

    I just found your page and went back and read every post. You had me laughing out loud sometimes, thinking deeply about some of they things you are saying, your wisdom, your naïve approach at times. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them all. Awesome. Thank You. I can relate to your trial and tribulations because I’m a city farmboy, learning the hard way myself.

    Miss Rebekah, figs trees grow like weeds around here. People offer them to me and I turn them down. You should plant a few around and in a few years you’ll be cursing that they got to big. and all they do is attract the deer.

    Looking forward to your next post!!

  21. Marilyn says:

    What a quite enjoyable post. We put our live tree up and the lights are on it. We will decorate the tree this week. We did not cut our tree down,but purchased from a local store. It is 7 feet. We are wrapping our presents to try to avoid the Christmas Eve rush. We do all of our shopping on line. We only go out to the bank and the mailbox. Wishing you and your family a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy 2021.
    Joan,Marion and Marilyn

  22. Janice Fielder says:

    Your fig story made me think of my mom’s fig trees. She made fig jam also. I loved that stuff! (After I grew up!) I tried to grow fig trees with no success. She lived in Texas her whole life but I moved away to other states after I married. Sure missed all that!!!

    Thanks for reminding me of the sweet memories.

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