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Wed Nov-26-03 02:54 PM
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| Poll question: Does anyone really like fruitcake? |
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Does anyone really like fruitcake?
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| nothingshocksmeanymore
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Wed Nov-26-03 02:57 PM
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| 1. I LOVE my mother's fruitcake |
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It is the best fruitcake I have ever had. It has just the right mixture of dates, coffee etc...I have her make me a bunch of it and I freeze it to have some in summer...
YES VIRGINIA..PEOPLE REALLY DO LIKE FRUITCAKE!!! ;-)
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Wed Nov-26-03 03:04 PM
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| 4. I just never could stand those nasty candied fruits.... |
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...that people put into fruitcake. The cake part itself isn't so bad but then you bite into one of those freaky candied fruit pieces and...BLEGH!
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Wed Nov-26-03 03:18 PM
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| 5. Exactly - so you go to Trader Joe's, get a nice selection of |
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Edited on Wed Nov-26-03 04:12 PM by Snow
their dried fruits - sweet, tart, color, etc. - let them all sit in a jar with some rum or brandy for a while. Then use those in your fruitcake, with more booze of whatever sort added. Wrap the whole thing in cheesecloth, pour more brandy over it, wrap in foil, & let it be for a month or two. Then slice & enjoy. With a glass of brandy, & maybe coffee with a shot of whiskey in it. Fruitcake is so not about nasty little candied orange peels.
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Wed Nov-26-03 03:58 PM
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| 7. And nuts! Lots of nuts! |
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the cherries and walnuts are my favorite part....soaked liberally in dark rum....
Fruitcake CAN be delicious!
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Wed Nov-26-03 02:58 PM
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| 2. Fresh fruitcake isn't bad |
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but what I really like...sob...is the almond paste with the icing on it.
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Wed Nov-26-03 03:03 PM
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| 3. There's An "ICEBOX FRUITCAKE" Recipe That My Granny Used to Make... |
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... it's made from crushed vanilla wafers, shredded coconut, raisins, walnuts, Karo syrup, butter (if I recall correctly)... maybe there's some brown sugar mixed in...
I've forgotten all the ingredients. But it was DELICIOUS! Always served cold.
Does anyone know this concoction? Do you have the recipe?
-- Allen
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Wed Nov-26-03 03:19 PM
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| 6. A well made fruitcake is a beautiful thing.... |
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Wed Nov-26-03 04:08 PM
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| 9. I like fruitcake, but I don't like |
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paying $14 for a little bitty cake. My mom's fruitcake was always pretty good. I suppose I should learn to make it for my kids (nostalgia).
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