eating christmas cake in march with salted caramel pretzel ice cream
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
March 8, 2019 7:38am CST
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 ice cream.
i bought salted caramel pretzel because a flavor we haven't had before.
i suggested that we eat it with a slice of christmas fruit cake.
man, eating a dense cake with ice cream sure is heavy on the tummy!
it felt like a snack than a dessert.
according to jane stammers of yumbles, fruitcake goes well with tea, cheese, champagne, coffee and ice cream.
what do you eat or drink with fruitcake?
what holiday/seasonal/festival food can you eat any time of the year?
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11 responses
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Mar 19
glad to know we're not the only one!
i remember in february the christmas hams were discounted (around the time of chinese new year)
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
10 Mar 19
@YrNemo i can't resist ice cream, either, if i know we have a tub in the freezer
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@YrNemo (20254)
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10 Mar 19
@hereandthere Fruitcake with ice cream is a wonderful combination! (Alas, there is none here! Someone keeps eating all of my ice cream!)
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
11 Mar 19
It reminds me of Aunt Annie's pretzel. I want some.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
11 Mar 19
i haven't eaten there in a long, long time
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Mar 19
The only fruitcake I ever really liked is a homemade one that my dad used to get as a Christmas gift from one of his customers. It was light on the fruit. But otherwise, I rarely eat fruitcake. If I were to, I'd have either water, tea, or black coffee - maybe unsweetened almond milk (I am very plain in the way of drinks). I love food and I can eat any food at any time of the year 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
12 Mar 19
our fruitcakes are always gifts and i love it when it's packed with everything. but i've seen youtube videos of how to make them with just juice. i have a relative who says she has gotten drunk on fruitcake but i hardly notice (and i don't drink at all)
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
11 Mar 19
Just some cocktail that my auntie sent me.
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@LadyDuck (502950)
• Italy
9 Mar 19
@hereandthere 
Time by time a little glass is pleasant.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
11 Mar 19
@hereandthere I like birthday cake once a year and fresh fruit. My favorite is a fruit tart. I try to stay away from sugars because they are bad for the heart and cause cancer.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
9 Mar 19
Plain or with hot custard... but salted caramel ice cream is sounding pretty interesting at the moment!!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Mar 19
we were given dried cranberry before and we mixed it in pancake batter. it came out really nice.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Mar 19
it was, but maybe an hour or two after a full meal.
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@JudyEv (382693)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Mar 19
@hereandthere That's true. That's a better idea.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
29 May 19
@hereandthere
I do not eat fruitcake. Sorry it does not look good to me.
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@isweartokira (3459)
• United States
8 Mar 19
i don't think i've ever eaten fruit cake. i just know it's the joke that you get fruitcake for a christmas bonus. but that picture looks really yummy.
i've had cranberry nut bread, does that count?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Mar 19
i've tasted dried cranberry before and liked it. i find cranberry juice too tart, though.
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