Posted on 08/11/2017 9:00:56 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Famously indestructible, a fruitcake has withstood a century in the coldest, windiest, and driest place on Earth.
"Fruitcake was a popular item in English society at the time, and it remains popular today,"
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“‘Almost’ Edible?” Hey that means it’s just as good as new!
Yes, there is good fruit cake.
A woman where I once worked made the best
white fruit cake, real cherries and nuts
it was almost like pound cake.
yumm.
I think it was Johnny Carson who once speculated that there is only one fruitcake in existence. It has continually been passed from one person to another every Christmas.
What is Maxine doing in Antarctica?
Between figgy pudding and fruitcake I’m convinced the Victorians used Christmas as an opportunity to let their children know that they hated them and wanted them to die.
Wait, so 100 years ago they made fruit cakes that were almost edible?
‘Almost Edible’?
What the h*ll is that?? Well, it is either edible or it’s not. That’s like saying it’s “almost poison”. More retardation from ‘journalists’.
“Between figgy pudding and fruitcake I’m convinced the Victorians used Christmas as an opportunity to let their children know that they hated them and wanted them to die.”
LOLOLOL
So, that's how you make them edible. Hardly seems worth it.
If you want a truly memorable fruitcake this holiday season, you need to start with a quality fruitcake in a tin. Then once a day, you unseal the tin and dribble just a single tablespoon of dark rum like Myers, then reseal the tin.
Every day for an entire month. More than a tablespoon will make it mushy, but the right amount will dissolve some of the sugars in the cake, which will then recrystallize, giving it a slight crunch.
Importantly, while you can use a stronger rum, it won’t be quite as tasty. When it is ready for harvest, just a thin slice will do. It “packs some muzzle velocity”.
Going back to the days of Prohibition, by tradition a small plate with some whole cloves are left next to the fruitcake, to be chewed to cover the smell of the alcohol.
The last Robert Scott expedition failed with the complete (compleat?) expiration of the explorers.
The staged supply points had kerosene stored in lead-soldered cans. The cans didn't hold up under the Antarctic climate, and all the fuel escaped, a situation that they didn't foresee.
If only they had the foresight to stock fruitcakes.
You are almost correct. There were actually 100 fruitcakes made in the 1800s, and they have been passed around as “new” gifts at Christmas ever since. Records of these fruitcakes have been passed around the world by experts in the field and a clear chain of possession has been maintained except for one.
This one just found must be the fabled ‘missing fruitcake” that fanciers have been searching for during lo these many decades. If it is in the original tin and uneaten, it is worth a lot of money.
You're not alone. And I can't explain the fascination except that I've personally consumed C-Rats of that vintage and lived to tell the tale. I'll pass on the hardtack, though. The ham and lima beans were bad enough.
I don’t think I’ve ever tasted one.
Costco still keeps up it’s high quality ingredients in their fruit cakes, try one this year.
I know what you mean about Stouffers.
That was fun.
While I love lasagna, fruit cake isn’t my cup of tea. If I am going to have sweets, it has to be chocolate.
I will tell my wife about Costco fruit cake though.
Don’t forget mincemeat. That’s kinda weird — the authentic stuff actually made with meat.
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