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Am I the only one
« on: November 24, 2007, 01:02:10 PM »
who actually likes fruitcakes ??  (the food, not the people  rolleyes)
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2007, 01:12:14 PM »
In small quantities, sure, but there are rarely enough people who will even have a little to justify purchasing one.  I like to whip up some sour cream and honey topping for it and similar foods like raisin-nut bread.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2007, 03:16:05 PM »
No, you are not.

I have never understood why so many people loath fruitcakes.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2007, 03:22:02 PM »
I used to make fruitcakes every year. If I don't have them done by 1 november, I don't bother. After making the fruitcakes, it needs a liberal dousing with brandy every few days to get ready for the holidays.

Maybe next year I can get some done.

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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2007, 03:25:56 PM »
I LOVE fruitcake!! I guess that's because I grew up fairly poor and a fruitcake was a treat. I dunno...
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2007, 03:28:09 PM »
Quote from: scout26 on November 24, 2007, 12:02:10 PM
who actually likes fruitcakes ??  (the food, not the people  rolleyes)

Yes.  Gods that stuff is nasty.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2007, 05:49:00 PM »
There's a bunch of monks in a monkery up in the Keeweenaw peninsula in Michigan's you pee.  They make the stuff and include about a pint of brandy in each fruitcake.  Mmmmmmm goooood.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2007, 05:59:50 PM »
I make a very traditional English plum pudding ever year. It's very much like fruitcake. It's horrifically labor intensive, about 2 hours of prep followed by 4 hours of steaming.

I've taken them to several parties, and people BEG me to bring them the next year. My family also loves them.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2007, 06:47:42 PM »
http://www.collinstreet.com/
Real fruitcake.

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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2007, 07:18:36 PM »
There was a place, I think in Sherman Texas, that made fruitcakes. They were the BEST!!! I want to say, Mrs. King's.

Miss King's Kitchen
5302 Texoma Parkway
Sherman, TX 75090
Contact: Ms. Monette Wible
Telephone: (903) 893-8151
Brands: Miss King's, Texas Ya-Hoo!
Products: Brownies, Pound Cakes, Cookies, Fruitcakes
http://www.yahoocake.com/cgi-bin/yahoo/index.html

I don't know if this is the same place, but they were awesome!!
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2007, 12:52:13 AM »
I like fruitcake, especially those that are a bit more "cakey" and less "candy-like".

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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2007, 06:59:36 AM »
A thin slice of fruitcake (the real thing) with a scoop of French Vanilla ice cream on top is yummy. It's also pretty good with a cup of hot chocolate made with cocoa (not syrup or Nestles quick or the like).
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2007, 08:35:38 AM »
See the Mountain House Foods thread.  Smiley
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2007, 09:54:45 AM »
Fruitcake is good.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2007, 10:04:23 AM »
It all depends on the fruitcake.  Some is divine, some is inedible.
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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2007, 10:09:38 AM »
Thor, I think you're right on the Ya-Hoo cakes.  My clan always got the Collin St. cakes just out of regional preference, as we're more East than North Texan. Nowadays, Sherman is as close as Corsicana to where I am.  Myself, between the two, I don't have a preference- both are good.  I recall that at least one of each would show up around the house at some point during the holidays. Of course, my grandmother make an incredible fruitcake cookie called 'Russian Rocks' which has been pretty addictive. I'm sure the recipie is out there somewhere.  Probably a Southern Living magazine concept.

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Re: Am I the only one
« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2007, 10:43:10 AM »
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