When queried about her choice of Newtons, she said:
I like my Newtons figgy and original.
Proving once again that she is a woman who does, indeed, live by her stated motto:
IF SOMETHING WORKS, STICK WITH IT.
[Hello FTC! Just to be clear, you do realize that I’m not being paid for my opinion here, right? That I’m just babbling without any compensation whatsoever. OK then. We’re good.]
THE SPECTACLED BEAN 
I’ve Googled this, not having the foggiest (figgiest?) idea what a Newton is. I’ve found a recipe for a pastry, bit like a Danish, with fruit inside – is this it? Looks gorgeous! Not sure what the other options might be, but I love figgy stuff, so I would go with figgy too. 🙂
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Polly, there’s supposed to be a link when you click on the word Newton. Maybe it’s not working. A Newton is a kind of cookie that originally was only fig. Now there are other fruit flavors available.
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Ah, yes – I was hovering over the wrong “Newton”. (Doh!). Fig rolls. Yum!
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Definitely figgy newtons for me!
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Another purist! How wonderful that there are, at least, 2 of us.
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Oh, but Newtons are fruit and cake… if I recall the old ads correctly. I definitely prefer the original to the reduced fat newton. And newtons are the only way I’m willing to eat figs (at least that I’ve tried so far). But I think apple newtons ran a close second. I haven’t seen them in a while – do they still exist?
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I liked the apple ones, too. I don’t think that Nabisco still makes them. Which means that I am fully committed to the original ones. Unless the apple ones come back, of course.
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Ooh apple! I could enjoy an apple one.
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lol. Okay, we now have three people in the world who want Apple Newtons back. It’s a start!
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It’s been awhile since I’ve eaten a fig Newton, but I do love them. Grandma O always had them for us–good memories. Thanks!
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Beth, forget the Newtons at your grandma’s house! Let’s talk about her delicious meatloaf that she used to make Dagwood sandwiches. *yum*
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I love them, but won’t eat them anymore after I found out what’s in them. I won’t go into detail…
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Margaret, don’t tell me. Let me live in my bubble of denial, believing that Newtons are a good cookie.
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