New England/Rhode Island Fig Squares?

SMS

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Dec 12, 2011, 8:52:58 AM12/12/11

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I was at someone's house in Hayward yesterday for a party, and I was
helping out in the kitchen. In the freezer they had about fifty foil
wrapped squares, and I asked what they were. They said that they were
"fig squares" that they get them shipped from Rhode Island, and that
there is no such thing available anywhere else. They said that they do
not offer them to any guests at any parties, and that it's something
they never share, except if they have a guest from Rhode Island.

Has anyone ever seen these in the Bay Area?

<http://forums.cooking.com/showthread.php?t=4968>

Todd Michel McComb

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Dec 12, 2011, 12:46:49 PM12/12/11

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In article <4ee6073a$0$1645$742e...@news.sonic.net>,

SMS <scharf...@geemail.com> wrote:
>Has anyone ever seen these in the Bay Area?

I've never heard of them before, but it seems a little strange,
given that figs grow *here*.

Dan Abel

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Dec 12, 2011, 12:52:12 PM12/12/11

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In article <jc5em9$e9u$1...@pangkur.medieval.org>,

Couldn't be any stranger than coffee. People are always talking about
the great coffee from some place or another. But coffee never grows in
any of those places!

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California

spamtrap1888

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Dec 12, 2011, 1:01:25 PM12/12/11

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On Dec 12, 9:52 am, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:
> In article <jc5em9$e9...@pangkur.medieval.org>,

> mcc...@medieval.org (Todd Michel McComb) wrote:
>

> > In article <4ee6073a$0$1645$742ec...@news.sonic.net>,

> > SMS <scharf.ste...@geemail.com> wrote:
> > >Has anyone ever seen these in the Bay Area?
>
> > I've never heard of them before, but it seems a little strange,
> > given that figs grow *here*.
>
> Couldn't be any stranger than coffee. People are always talking about
> the great coffee from some place or another. But coffee never grows in
> any of those places!

Brits love to make their own marmelade from Spanish oranges from
Seville. Here's a home ingredient kit:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/13801/Prepared-Medium-Cut-Seville-Oranges

The fig squares themselves sound like a variation on kolacky, a swatch
of preserves in pastry. (Diacritical marks omitted.)

Al Eisner

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:04:24 PM12/12/11

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Or <provocateur mode>: the whold story sounds fishy. Why wasn't SMS
offered one of them? Or even been given a peak at one, temporarily
unwrapped? This all sounds like misdirection to hide something illicit
going on in that freezer....
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Al Eisner
San Mateo Co., CA

sf

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:07:59 PM12/12/11

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On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:52:58 -0800, SMS <scharf...@geemail.com>
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No, but I can guess. If it has a shortbread crust and fig jam type
topping, they are aka London Bars. Think lemon bar/square with a fig
topping. Try substituting fig jam for raspberry in this recipe.
http://www.food.com/recipe/london-bars-256

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SMS

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:10:47 PM12/12/11

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On 12/12/2011 1:04 PM, Al Eisner wrote:

> Or <provocateur mode>: the whold story sounds fishy. Why wasn't SMS
> offered one of them? Or even been given a peak at one, temporarily
> unwrapped? This all sounds like misdirection to hide something illicit
> going on in that freezer....

They did let me see one, just not eat one.
\

Steve Pope

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:19:48 PM12/12/11

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Wasn't Alice B. Toklas from Rhode Island?

S.

Al Eisner

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:33:20 PM12/12/11

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Good try, but no. At least wikipedia thinks she was born in SF. But
that's almost the same thing, right?

Al Eisner

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Dec 12, 2011, 4:34:02 PM12/12/11

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Probably cleverly disguised, then.

Eddie Grove

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Dec 12, 2011, 10:45:36 PM12/12/11

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I grew up in RI, and at first I thought I never heard of it. But now, I
wonder if we didn't get a dessert like that occasionally with school
lunches. If so, it's not worth any effort to get.

Eddie

pam...@gmail.com

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Oct 19, 2013, 1:11:16 PM10/19/13

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Wow, I know this is an old post but the comments are way off base. Fig Sqaures are common in New England and more like a thick fig jam inside a pie crust or pastry, not the consistency of a typical fruit bar. ...and YES, they ARE worth buying, shipping and keeping them hidden for yourself. Ha, ha. Signed: former New Englander now living in the South where they have nothing like this (but they do grow figs here)

sf

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Oct 19, 2013, 2:53:10 PM10/19/13

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Please post an image so we will know what you're talking about.

sf

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Oct 19, 2013, 2:58:02 PM10/19/13

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On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:53:10 -0700, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:11:16 -0700 (PDT), pam...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > On Monday, December 12, 2011 8:52:58 AM UTC-5, SMS wrote:
> > > I was at someone's house in Hayward yesterday for a party, and I was
> > >
> > >

> > > Has anyone ever seen these in the Bay Area?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <http://forums.cooking.com/showthread.php?t=4968>
> >
> > Wow, I know this is an old post but the comments are way off base. Fig Sqaures are common in New England and more like a thick fig jam inside a pie crust or pastry, not the consistency of a typical fruit bar. ...and YES, they ARE worth buying, shipping and keeping them hidden for yourself. Ha, ha. Signed: former New Englander now living in the South where they have nothing like this (but they do grow figs here)
>
> Please post an image so we will know what you're talking about.

Never mind. Google was much more helpful this time around.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/bar-cookies-00100000076624/page8.html

wil...@yahoo.com

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Feb 23, 2014, 9:13:43 AM2/23/14

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here is a recipe for fig squares.. though I would make my own filling and use a half sheet pan instead of jelly roll pan..

http://rocksrecipies.blogspot.com/2010/08/fig-squares.html

sf

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Feb 23, 2014, 1:18:43 PM2/23/14

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I'm pretty sure we'll never hear from you again, but in the off chance
you're still reading ba.food... thanks for the recipe!

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Oct 31, 2014, 3:12:12 PM10/31/14

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On Monday, December 12, 2011 8:52:58 AM UTC-5, SMS wrote:

andre...@gmail.com

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Jul 2, 2016, 2:53:20 PM7/2/16

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I get them in Riverside when I am up home. There is nothing like them anywhere. Paris runs a close second but still not the same!

samiageor...@gmail.com

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May 30, 2017, 11:40:45 PM5/30/17

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On Monday, December 12, 2011 at 8:52:58 AM UTC-5, SMS wrote:

we lived in new england and yes, their fig squares and lemon squares are different. The crust is not like pie crust - its a little thicker ... too bad they didn't tell you where they ordered them from. I usually buy some every time I go back up north

linda...@gmail.com

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Aug 16, 2017, 3:24:23 PM8/16/17

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Nothing like NE fig squares from the YumYum shop or Market Basket (Demoulas). Love them and I have found none in VA or FL. I'd freeze them too, but I would share with closest friends.