National Fig Newton Day [VIDEO]

Fig Newtons have been around since 1891, when Charles Roser, came up with a machine that inserted fig paste into a thick pastry dough. Charlie's recipe was purchased by the Kennedy Biscuit Company and were baked at the F.A. Kennedy Steam Bakery in Newton, Massachusetts. The town's name would lend itself to the cookies moniker.
Eventually Nabisco (National Biscuit Company)would acquire the pastry and it would become a mainstay in kids lunch boxes across America.

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