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The Fig Roll pastry called a "Fig Newton" is a form of a general family of pastries called "Newtons," named after the city of Newton Massachusetts in the United States.

The are filled with jam made from the Fig fruit.

The Kennedy Biscuit Works had a tradition of naming their pastries after nearby towns of Boston.

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