A Texas teacher has embarked on a sweet assignment—to find as much information as possible about Fignolia candy. According to an article posted on chron.com, the only known information about the chocolate-covered dried figs is a 1920’s advertisement, some newspaper articles, an empty Fignolia box, and memories.
As told by an employee of the Brazoria County Historical Museum to chron.com, the Great Depression and a 1932 hurricane spelled the end of Fignolia’s producers, Angleton Fig Co. Apparently the treats cost five cents for a small package, which probably seemed like a lot of money when the market crashed.
At keyetv.com, a more extended version of the article that said a rough Fignolia recipe can be found in the book Memories of 78 years of Brazoria County.
Does anyone remember Fignolia candy, or know someone who does? None of us know more about Fignolia than what we learned in the chron.com and keyetv.com articles. Fig lovers, unite, and give us your memories!
- News story at chron.com
- News story at keyetv.com
- Figamajigs, a possibly similar modern candy
Hi! Oh my gosh! My grandfather used to make thoose. The recipe still goes on in my family for many generations to come!
December 9th, 2006 at 3:22 pm