Fruitcake Anyone?

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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 preserved a fruitcake may last as long as 25 years. A writer for the New York Times wrote in 1983 that his family had one that had been baked in 1794. Nowadays it seems to be better liked in Europe than it is in America. The cake seems to be more famous for how hated it is than for any popularity due to flavor and substance. They are dense, heavy, and overly sweet. Fruitcakes have been made the fodder of many jokes over the last few years. It is supposedly the worst holiday gift you can give. It is aged and for some reason, that seems to turn cake lovers off. Also, it seems to be so mass-produced across the country that it is full of dried fruit, spices, and alcohol. It should have some cake to it but in many instances, it doesn't and is just a slab of dried fruit, crusty and dense. A fruitcake was found in Antarctica's oldest standing building that is said to be about 100 years old and in "excellent condition". Would you eat a slice? I don't care for it, do you? It is too dense and doesn't have enough cake to be good.