It's that time of the year. I'll bring up Fruitcake as a subject. Cannot remember the last time I had some. Yes it was passed around, given as a gift kinda as a joke. Not much salt but a lot of sugar, carbs. Gene

You know those little green things in fruitcakes? My friend swears that thousands of years from now, a new race will find nothing but those things remaining in our landfills.

I never cared for fruitcake. My Mother loved it, but she ate everything that didn't run away.

Karen

Oops, here I go off topic again. I'm at a friends house where they are burying some trash/junk in a hole in the back yard. My dad is there and picks up a brick (about to be buried) that has 3 holes in it. "I wonder what they will think years from now when they dig up this stuff and find we had square bowling balls!" Gene

gasrocks said:It's that time of the year. I'll bring up Fruitcake as a subject. Cannot remember the last time I had some. Yes it was passed around, given as a gift kinda as a joke. Not much salt but a lot of sugar, carbs. Gene

I honestly don't know how anyone can eat fruitcake. It's awful!!

I love a good fruit cake, especially the light one. Hate marzipan frosting thought.

You fruitcake haters should try Claxton fruitcake from GA. I was introduced to it about 55 years ago, and we never go through the holidays without buying it. I swear it's the worlds best!

Fruitcake...yuck. Only thing it is good for is a doorstop.

My maternal grandmother made an incredible fruitcake. She started months early, and it was full of fruit and soaked in Brandy for months. That was the best I've ever had. There was very little "cake" in it. The Claxton comes closest to hers, but without the alcohol.

kqcrna said:You know those little green things in fruitcakes? My friend swears that thousands of years from now, a new race will find nothing but those things remaining in our landfills.

I never cared for fruitcake. My Mother loved it, but she ate everything that didn't run away.

Karen

Karen...I never thought of that..but you are right! Those green things are otherworldly.. brings to mind something else that speaks of permanence...

..I also think that their will be an abundance of puffy lips when the rest has gone to dust!

I am convinced that the nursing homes in 60 years will have a HUGE problem on their hands..old ladies starving..not because they are not hungry..or too ill or demented to eat ...but because they won't have the facial muscles equipped to open those overfilled lips!

WHY these young women want to walk around looking like they are wearing their privates on their face is beyond me! I hope I have not offended anyone... but I saw the housewives of Beverly Hills. ... they cannot CANNOT drink wine from a flute without tossing their head so far back that there is danger of getting it stuck between their legs AND their tongues ... search..search...searching .for the rim of the flute..I suspect because their numb lips can't FEEL it.

Rinse those canned vegetables.

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Oh, Rosie!

"Rinse those canned vegetables." Or just buy them with no salt added.

Karen

plantmanager said:You fruitcake haters should try Claxton fruitcake from GA. I was introduced to it about 55 years ago, and we never go through the holidays without buying it. I swear it's the worlds best!

Well, good to know but I will still skip the fruitcake,

Of course it does not help that any I have ever had has been hard as rocks, heavy and just totally yuck tasting.

Blah...me either...been years but I remember....

Much rather have date nut bread...YUM! But there isn't a brand that can come close to the stuff from olden days.

I make date bread and date cookies, but this fruitcake is not hard nor heavy. Just absolutely yummy!
I just looked and Amazon has it cheaper than buying direct from the bakery. I don't know how that is possible unless it's last years fruitcake!

MISSINGROSIE said:

Karen...I never thought of that..but you are right! Those green things are otherworldly.. brings to mind something else that speaks of permanence...

..I also think that their will be an abundance of puffy lips when the rest has gone to dust!

I am convinced that the nursing homes in 60 years will have a HUGE problem on their hands..old ladies starving..not because they are not hungry..or too ill or demented to eat ...but because they won't have the facial muscles equipped to open those overfilled lips!

WHY these young women want to walk around looking like they are wearing their privates on their face is beyond me! I hope I have not offended anyone... but I saw the housewives of Beverly Hills. ... they cannot CANNOT drink wine from a flute without tossing their head so far back that there is danger of getting it stuck between their legs AND their tongues ... search..search...searching .for the rim of the flute..I suspect because their numb lips can't FEEL it.

I am one of those who love fruit cake. However, I am skipping it this year. The weight loss goals win this one ...

I should be skipping it. I commend you, Lyn.

I really want to make some of my Mom's pearbread for Christmas. It is a bread with lots of dried fruits. And since Mom is no longer here to make it for us, i suppose sombody needs to step up to the plate.

That is why I fry ten thousand wee balls ......