fuzzybuddy
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10,000 years from now, a young archeologist will brush away centuries of dust from a 2023 fruitcake. Have you ever given, or received the dreaded Xmas fruitcake? Are you a Xmas fruitcake lover?
Have you ever given, or received the dreaded Xmas fruitcake?
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hawkdon
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I buy myself one every so often....so there......
Rose65
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I wondered too if anyone eats them. In our house we are so full after Christmas lunch that we can't face it
Anyway are we already thinking about Christmas! Lol!
Anyway are we already thinking about Christmas! Lol!
RadishRose
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I love fruitcake.
Jules
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Every year I receive a beautiful one from a special friend. She spends hours and lots of money buying the ingredients. It’s a real treat - if you like Christmas cakes. I hate them and hers are usually dry. My poor husband has to eat it over the next few months. I freeze it in chunks.
Nathan
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hollydolly
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I hated it as a child. We had it every Hogmany.. it's tradition in Scotland where it' called Black Bun due to having so many fruits and alcohol in it to have it with a tot of whisky as the bells strike 12 .. *yuk*....
I can eat it today...a tiny piece once in a blue moon, but no more than that !
..and without pastry
I can eat it today...a tiny piece once in a blue moon, but no more than that !
..and without pastry
oldaunt
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I make my own, and used to sell quite a lot of them. Its the dark fruitcake, not the bland stuff the store sells.
Llynn
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The topic of fruitcake has been covered many times before on SF. Just do a search on fruitcake and you will find a plethora of responses from members.
True, and is so often the case, these threads are started by a poster who is eager to tell us they don't like them. And it also holds true for threads about smart phones and tattoos.
Lewkat
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Yes, and no, I do not like them. I give them to someone else who does.
Mizmo
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CallMeKate
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Fruitcake lover here. Never made one of my own. Ya know how when something makes you really really sick (food poisoning in my case) you can't stand to ever touch it or smell it again? Not so with me and fruitcake... a friend in Stockton, CA sent me a homemade fruitcake about 18 years ago. She'd taken the proper precautions with cold express shipping, etc. but it still made me sick as a
for a very long time. Didn't matter... I still love the stuff.
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gruntlabor
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Pour Wild Turkey over it, yum..
Jules
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She puts a lot of sherry in it, so I added more. Didn’t help. Wild Turkey might have done the trick.
CallMeKate
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Well now you just know I'm going to check them out to see if they ship.
EDIT: Be still my
.... they do! Wait... Collin Street... wasn't there something with them in the news about a year ago? Sounds familiar. Oh well, I'll most likely be ordering one for Thanksgiving or Christmas... and thank you for the recommendation! @bowmore
oldaunt
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Nope. Its rum that is needed. You baste the cake with it AFTER its baked.She puts a lot of sherry in it, so I added more. Didn’t help. Wild Turkey might have done the trick.
Naturally
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I've gifted Assumption Abbey Fruitcakes made by monks at a Trappist Monastery in Missouri.
Don't know if they're any good though. Never ate one.
When Assumption Abbey was first developing its bakery, the monks sought the help of world class chef Jean-Pierre Augé, who at one time served in the royal employ of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Mr. Augé's assistance, and his generosity in providing the recipe and ideas for production, gave the monks the impetus to go forward with the Assumption Abbey Fruitcakes.
Don't know if they're any good though. Never ate one.
When Assumption Abbey was first developing its bakery, the monks sought the help of world class chef Jean-Pierre Augé, who at one time served in the royal employ of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Mr. Augé's assistance, and his generosity in providing the recipe and ideas for production, gave the monks the impetus to go forward with the Assumption Abbey Fruitcakes.
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PeppermintPatty
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I’m not a fan of fruitcake but when I was little my mom used to make 3 every year in all different sizes. She’d add brandy to the cake and Sherry for the optional sauce. She’d also put marzipan on top. I loved the marzipan and white Sherry sauce. It packed a punch; similar to my moms trifle.
My mom never gave any fruitcakes away and I never bought any to give away either. Nobody ever gave me a fruitcake cause they knew me better to.
My mom never gave any fruitcakes away and I never bought any to give away either. Nobody ever gave me a fruitcake cause they knew me better to.
Brookswood
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I was given a homemade fruit cake once. It was delicious.
Comparing the store bought, factory made fruit cakes to one made properly is like comparing a frozen lasagna to the ones my mother used to make.
Comparing the store bought, factory made fruit cakes to one made properly is like comparing a frozen lasagna to the ones my mother used to make.
