Jacob's Fig Rolls

I think that it is quite fair to say that fig rolls are an acquired taste...and boy, have I acquired that taste! I'm holding my mother-in-law entirely responsible. After my son spent the day with her she announced, "Jack loves fig rolls doesn't he?" My response being, "Does he? I've never bought them before so I wouldn't know" He'd apparently liked them so much that he kept asking for more! So the next time I was doing the shopping I did a quick search for some, selected the Jacob's variety at 95p for a 200g packet and put them in my virtual shopping basket. When the groceries arrived a few days later Jack immediately ...  Read the complete review

With Son still stuck in bed with his leg in plaster, I thought I would look for some different biscuits when I spotted these Jacobs Fig Rolls, in their distinct Red packaging that they have always been in. I have just noticed that instead of Jacobs written in the top left corner it has the word "Bolands". Oh no don't say I'm writting under the wrong title again( done this when I first started on Dooyoo with a review about Tiptree Jam and ended up writting about the Factory, still not sure what title it should be under!). On checking online these are still made by Jacobs, thank goodness for that!! This is the usual biscuit shape packet, maybe slightly ...  Read the complete review

Jacobs Fig Rolls are a firm favourite in our household. There are many Fig Roll makers but none have perfected the art like Jacobs. The consistency of the biscuit is nothing less than perfection, crisper on the outside and softer towards the middle, the layer of fig is perfect and combined with that almost pastry style semi-sweet biscuit they are wonderful. Jacobs products are always first class, their range of sweet biscuits, semi sweet biscuits and biscuits for cheese are all top quality products. Fig rolls are not `dunkers`, if you are looking for a dunker then this isnt the biscuit for you. They are quite filling, but they have ...  Read the complete review

I had such a craving for fig rolls- though believe it or not I had never had them before - how was this possible? Well I decided to buy a pack, which cost around 80p on offer if I remember rightly.I just had to try them! Fig rolls are brown, and a sort of square shape. They are a pale shade, and in the centre packed tightly is a darker shade of brown, which is the fig. Indeed, it is the colour of fig! Biting into this, the texture is most crumbly! The outer layer is tough and dry, but the inner layer which is the fruit, is more moist and has a special gritty texture. The flavour is definitely figgy, which is delicious and almost biscuit-like in itself anyway! ...  Read the complete review

I did not know they still made fig rolls! I thought they were destined to be resigned to the anoles of my long departed childhood along with jumpers for goalposts and long hot summers. When I was a lad my Mum used to keep a big biscuit barrel constantly stocked yet tantalisingly out of reach on the highest kitchen shelf, when my brother and I came home from the mandatory twenty-five aside football matches to glean refreshments we were allowed two biscuits from the tin. While my brother in his petulant way would grab the two biggest biscuits available I was a far more cunning creature, and would take my time in my biscuit based choice, much to my Mums chagrin. ...  Read the complete review