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New page: '''Fig Newtons''' are fruit-flavored cookies produced by Kraft Foods Inc., a subsidiary of Nabisco. They contain a small quantity of crushed figs,<ref>Because figs are ...
'''Fig Newtons''' are [[fruit]]-flavored [[cookie]]s produced by [[Kraft]] Foods Inc., a subsidiary of [[Nabisco]]. They contain a small quantity of crushed [[fig]]s,<ref>Because figs are condemned by the [[Bible]],<sup>[[Fig Newtons#cite-note_1|2]]</sup> Fig Newtons may not be considered appropriate fare for church luncheons. Consult your pastor.</ref><ref>[[Jeremiah]] 29:17: "Thus saith the ''[[Lord]]'' of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile [[fig]]s, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil."</ref> wrapped in a buttery [[graham cracker]] crust.
Despite their modern affectations, Fig Newtons are actually a traditional [[English]] snack, better known as "figgy biscuits". The figgy biscuit was invented in the 1600s, as an innovative recipe making use of the figs brought back from the [[Holy Land]] by the [[The Crusades|Crusaders]]. Somewhere along the line, the name of contemporary physicist [[Isaac Newton]] got attached to the cookie (much like the "Waldorf salad" of modern times, which was never actually served at the Waldorf). By the time Kraft got wind of the recipe, in 1926, the "Newton" moniker had been attached to the recipe for decades. Nevertheless, since Nabisco was the first to manufacture Fig Newton cookies for sale, rather than simply for home exhibition, Nabisco was able to claim a [[trademark]] on the name "Fig Newtons" for their particular brand of fig cookies, which they hold to this day.
[[Liberal]] [[Hollywood]] [[activist]] [[Paul Newman]] has copied Fig Newtons' success with a brand of figgy biscuits he calls "Fig Newmans".<ref>[http://www.newmansownorganics.com/funfacts3.html "Fig Newman" facts], ''newmansownorganics.com''</ref>
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[[Category:Food]]
Despite their modern affectations, Fig Newtons are actually a traditional [[English]] snack, better known as "figgy biscuits". The figgy biscuit was invented in the 1600s, as an innovative recipe making use of the figs brought back from the [[Holy Land]] by the [[The Crusades|Crusaders]]. Somewhere along the line, the name of contemporary physicist [[Isaac Newton]] got attached to the cookie (much like the "Waldorf salad" of modern times, which was never actually served at the Waldorf). By the time Kraft got wind of the recipe, in 1926, the "Newton" moniker had been attached to the recipe for decades. Nevertheless, since Nabisco was the first to manufacture Fig Newton cookies for sale, rather than simply for home exhibition, Nabisco was able to claim a [[trademark]] on the name "Fig Newtons" for their particular brand of fig cookies, which they hold to this day.
[[Liberal]] [[Hollywood]] [[activist]] [[Paul Newman]] has copied Fig Newtons' success with a brand of figgy biscuits he calls "Fig Newmans".<ref>[http://www.newmansownorganics.com/funfacts3.html "Fig Newman" facts], ''newmansownorganics.com''</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Food]]