fruitcake
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
6 Dec 23
This time of year begs for the discussion of the oft-maligned fruitcake.
The fruitcake is a cake made with candied or dried fruit, spices and nuts. Depending on tradition, it is sometimes soaked in alcohol.
The earliest...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec 22
The recipe for fruitcake has been around since ancient Rome. It became a popular dessert with American Colonists in the 1500s when sugar became more readily available. Scientists claim that because the fruits used are so well...
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Krissttina Isobe
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
12 Nov 21
Seeing my doctor in next year in Feb. Blood draw too in February. Thus, celebrating early, so as to get better numbers on my blood draw. Today, got my fruitcake from Safeway which is a good sugar number for fruitcake. I...
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Feb 20
I am not a fan of it, are you? I don't know why, while I can eat those sweetmeats all by themselves, when congealed into a fruitcake, it just tastes nasty to me. However, over the holiday, I was able to enjoy a piece of fruitcake...
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222302)
• United States
27 Dec 19
National Fruitcake Day
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Mar 19
the tin says this christmas cake is a rich fruit cake topped with glace cherries, almonds and pecans.
the fruit cake itself has sultanas, raisins, citrus peels and currants.
two days after opening this, mother had a craving for...
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Kimberley
@mom210 (9170)
• United States
30 Dec 17
I think fruitcake gets a bad rap. Most people roll their eyes and think yuck. I have to say I was tickled to receive fruitcake this year though. The whole family likes it and it saved me from making one. I usually make a no bake...
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Hate2Iron
@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
3 Jan 17
Last hour I was talking about how much I love eggnog and how no one else in our household likes it. The same goes for fruitcake. I love it too! That I just opened last night. I have to go easy because of medical restrictions......
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
23 Dec 16
There are two things I really look forward to every Christmas and New Year: ham and fruitcake. We have them both now - from a neighbor and from a relative, so thank you, Santa, for granting my wish, even if I wasn't too nice....
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Jan 16
I was talking to my grandmother before Christmas about a gift that she receives every year for Christmas. She asked me not to tell the giver, but she was tired of receiving the fruit cake every year. She never seems to finish the...
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69176)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Nov 15
Throughout the year we gather food. We look ahead to what could be.
Right now there are bananas grown in the tropics on the counter. And there is a bowl of apricots bought last summer in the fridge- apricots bagged for this...
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Susan
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
24 Nov 15
Every year my husband and I receive a fruitcake from a well meaning friend or acquaintance and every year we give it away.
My husband and I am among the group of people who do not like fruitcake. I'm sure some of them are...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Oct 15
I’m sure that a great many of you know the traditional cake known as fruitcake which is usually baked at Christmas. Well this article isn’t about cake it is about the other meaning of fruitcake which also refers to a person who is...
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danishcanadian
@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
23 Dec 12
LOL My husband said something a few minutes ago that just had me rolling on the floor, a few minutes ago. A little background story. He LOVES Fruit cake. We're also planning our annual Christmas trip to Toronto.
Me: I wonder...
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amandoalexandra
@amandoalexandra (286)
• Philippines
5 Nov 12
hi peeps, am looking for a supplier here in the philippines for a great tasting fruitcake. i plan to resell it here in our place, let me know if you have any idea.
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Winona Morris
@nonersays (3344)
• United States
18 Dec 11
My mother-in-law told me she has some cream, and is planning to make some pralines. I think that the praline might be my favorite dessert that we only ever get to have around the holidays.
She also got the things to make some...
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JenInTN
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
4 Dec 08
fruitcake?!?! Does anyone here like this stuff? Seems like I get one every year and I smile sweetly and say...awww...fruitcake...you really shouldn't have.lol Maybe they think I like it from my sweet smile. Is there a fruitcake...
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