Who are fig newtons named after?

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Who are fig newtons named after?

2007-01-25 23:45:48 · 4 answers · asked by giftedbuttwisted 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink

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Sir Isaac Fig!

2007-01-26 00:13:23 · answer #1 · answered by cuban friend 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Search Google for: Fig Newtons Namesake
There are a number of interesting sites there about the Fig Newton...third best selling cookie in America. It was created in Cambridgeport, Mass. in 1891. Several cities were considered as it's namesake; Newton, Mass. won out.

2007-01-26 00:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by TexasStar 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Fig Newtongs = Fig tree of course. Newton, not sure it was either Mass. or Iowa.

2007-01-26 01:11:03 · answer #3 · answered by scrow_80 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋

Newton, Massachusetts, the city where they were invented.

2007-01-25 23:53:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋