I have since learned that the so-called fruit is actually an inverted flower. Figs were probably one of the first fruits to be dried and stored by man. Legend has it that the Greek goddess Demeter first revealed to mortals the fruit of autumn, which they called the fig. The fig tree was held sacred in all countries of Southwestern Asia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy. Figs have been part of Texas homesteads since the early development of the state.
Figs grow extremely well along the Texas Gulf Coast.
In fact as far back as 1925, figs were packaged in Brazoria County. In the 1920s, Mr. Frank K. Stevens and a group of Angleton citizens made a trip to neighboring Friendswood to study the fig operation. They invited officials of the plant to talk to the local Angleton citizens and area farmers. The idea was well-received, and plans began at once to start a fig operation in Angleton. A site, west of the railroad and south of Mulberry Street, was purchased to build the factory.