Terminalcoffee discussion

I think they're delicous. LG says that we need less fig flavor in the world. RA is pro-newton.

Thoughts?

Just watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyI3IL...

I am neither here nor there on this topic. I could eat them okay -- but I don't think I would ever go out of my way for them.

Is it true they originated in Newton, MA?

Until the late 19th century, many physicians believed that most illnesses were related to digestion problems, and recommended a daily intake of biscuits and fruit. Fig rolls were the ideal solution to this ailment, although they remained a locally-produced and hand-made product.

Fig rolls were first mass-produced in 1891 by Philadelphia baker and fig-lover Charles Roser, who in 1892 patented a machine which inserted fig paste into a cake-like dough, that was pastry-like, with a characteristic chewiness. Roser named his product "Newtons", after the local town of Newton, Massachusetts, and approached the Cambridgeport, Massachusetts-based Kennedy Biscuit Company, who agreed to take on sales and production at the F. A. Kennedy Steam Bakery.

The Kennedy Biscuit Company had recently become associated with the New York Biscuit Company, and after the companies' merger to form Nabisco, the fig rolls were trademarked as "Fig Newtons."

I haven't had one in AGES. But I like them.

I don't think I've had one since before you were born, Britt. But I like them too.

I think they're too dry.

I like them with cold juice or pop.

The ones I've had in the cupboard since before Britt was born probably are too dry, Larry. But if I bought a fresh package, I bet they'd be great.

The best packaged cookies I ever had were from Freihofers. They were called hermit cookies.

Were they packaged in a cave dwelling?

...or inside a crab shell?

At the Freihofer bakery in Schenectady.

The Electric City.

I can't believe people still eat them in the 21st century. They do seem like a 19th century digestive aid.

i have no idea what they are and have never had them and don't think i'm missing out.

I Put some in my kid's stocking. We all love 'em!

janine wrote: "i have no idea what they are and have never had them and don't think i'm missing out."

You are fine without them. Trust me.

I will eat them, a couple are good. But I don't usually go out of my way to get them.

I'm pro-Fig Newton. I'm not a fan of the Strawberry or Raspberry Newton.

Johnny-come-lately Newtons.

I remember liking these as a kid, but apparently I grew out of them. Besides, my dentist would not approve.

I enjoy Fig and other flavors of Newtons. They're pretty good to have with tea.