Potato chips and popcorn in our fruitcake?
@sallypup (57692)
Centralia, Washington
November 26, 2017 5:22pm CST
Not really. No, though its fruitcake assembly night. I bought a little bag of potato chips for us workers. I also plan to make a bowl of popcorn cause 3 ounces of potato chips is legally 3 servings but really not much to fill a hungry belly.
I chopped three cups of mixed dried fruit, then dates and figs last night. I dumped in raisins and some chopped filberts and slivered almonds and a little candied orange rind. I poured apple cider and honey over all that tasty fruit and nut mix then spooned it together. That sits and soaks until today.
So tonight its time for us to mix together butter and grape jam and eggs and a little molasses and spices and wheat flour.
Hubby will put buttered waxed paper into pans and bake the cakes in a slow oven. The pans will sit over a pan of water. Kind of like steaming.
I found our DVD of The Homecoming. That movie is the pilot for the Waltons. The adults are not the same actors as the folks in the TV series. Great Christmas movie if you haven't seen it. Great drama about family times in the Great Depression. This is the start of our Yule. Maybe I will find some Yule spirit from this traditional evening.
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Nov 17
@rebelann You will like it. The first part is priceless; the strong narrator voice as John Boy tugs on their Jersey cow, making old Bossy come in to the barn from the snow, his brothers and sisters trailing along. Oh just good stuff.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
That sounds like a very nice tradition. I was thinking about steaming my Christmas pudding that I bought from the Vermont Country Store, I love Christmas pudding. I did order a fruitcake from Collins Street Bakery and it will be here by December 8.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
28 Nov 17
@sallypup Everything from their store is good. They do carry a lot of American made local goods.
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr I love their catalog.
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
28 Nov 17
@BelleStarr Those food photos in the Vermont Country Store catalog look so real and tempting. Are they as good as they appear to be?
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@kobesbuddy (74403)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Nov 17
Have you ever made that fruitcake before? It sounds like you have that recipe down pat, like it's one you remember well. Let me know how it turns out, I'd love to know! Thanks:)
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov 17
@kobesbuddy Its a tradition for us. It generally turns out very tasty. We send a little one to my daughter and another to hubby's uncle. Its a Rodale recipe so the main sweetener in it honey.
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@kobesbuddy (74403)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Nov 17
@sallypup Honey is a wonderful sweetener, not to mention it's very healthy, too:)
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
26 Nov 17
@kobesbuddy I really like my old Rodale cookbook. There's a good recipe for carrot cake that also uses honey instead of refined sugar.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
27 Nov 17
Sounds like some Great family bonding time. I know I have seen the Homecoming before but not in a longtime. Maybe that will be one I will have to lookup and find on our Dragonbox.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Nov 17
I have never made a fruitcake. My mom is the only one that enjoys it and she really shouldn't have much because of her being a diabetic. I do pick up a small one to give her in her Christmas basket. She eats it all at once and I know her sugar goes wonky because of it. However, with her being in ill health, I feel it is best to keep her happy while we can.
@celticeagle (158615)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Nov 17
I do enjoy watching The Waltons. Your fruitcakes sound good.
@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Nov 17
@jstory07 We only give fruitcakes to folks who really ask for them cause it takes quite a bit of money and time and effort to make them. My daughter and hubby's uncle have had them in past Christmas's so we'll send them a little one again this time around.
@LeaPea2417 (36382)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Nov 17
That is neat that you make your own fruit cakes.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Nov 17
Their is two kinds we make but neither is like yours. I don`t have all of what I put in the refrigerator fruitcake but I already made these in this link
I cannot even remember where I learned to make this cake, nor who taught me. But I do recall my step mother bringing the starter home. ...
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@sallypup (57692)
• Centralia, Washington
27 Nov 17
@andriaperry How fun. I believe our fruitcakes is the dark old fashioned one.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Nov 17
@sallypup The fridge fruit cakes are dark and you can add rum but I chose not to.
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
27 Nov 17
I like fruit cakes but never tried one with nuts. Sounds nice though. 
