A Short History of Fruitcake

Village Voice ^ | 11-2002 | Robert Sietsema

[dogbyte12]

Pro or anti fruitcake? Happy Holidays

[SamAdams76]

Cajun fruitcake bump...

[John Jamieson]

CORSICANA (TEXAS) FRUIT CAKE - Baked by Collin Street Bakery since 1896 and marketed under the name "Deluxe," the cake is possibly the world's most famous; shipped each year to every state in the nation and more than 290 foreign lands. Only fruit cake granted the rare Gourmet Society (New York) Culinary Merit Award. Sold only by mail or at the bakery, 401 West 7th Street.

10 cent coffee and free samples when you visit!

[dogbyte12]

So, I guess you two are in the pro camp. You all have good home recipes? I think that is the big problem. Home bakers do a really bad job with it.

[pttttt]

Confirming the Japanese admiration for fruitcake, the department store Takashimaya offers it year-round.

Wow... talk about different strokes...

[New Horizon]

Fruitcake sucks.

Merry Christmas.

[apackof2]

Fruit Cake
You'll need the following ingredients:

1 cup water
1 cup sugar
4 large brown eggs
2 cups dried fruit
1 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
nuts
1 full bottle whiskey

Instructions

Sample whiskey to check quality

Take a large bowl.
Turn on the electric mixer,beat one cup of butter in a
large fluffy bowl.
Add one tsp. sugar and beat again.

Check whiskey again.
To be sure it's the highest quality,
pour one level cup and drink. Repeat.

Beat two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Make sure the whiskey is still okay.
Cry another tup.
Turn off the mixer Mix on the turner.
If the fired druit gets stuck to the beaterers,
pry it loose with a drewscriver.

Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift two cups of salt.
Or something. Who cares?
Check the whiskey.

Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one tablespoon. of sugar or something.
Whatever you can find.

Grease the oven.
Turn the cake tin 350 degrees,
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Check the whiskey again and go to bed.

Hoppy halidaze!
Please share free to feel this recipe with others.

*S*S*S*S*S*S*S*S*

[IslandJeff]

Too Funny BUMP! I knew there was a reason to read the VV...
[please put me in the "anti" camp. I haven't touched one in twenty years, but seeing the pictures just conjures up that smell of childhood horror]

Merry Christmas!

[apackof2]

You all have good home recipes?

See post#7
ENJOY

[Consort]

The truth came out years ago. Only one fruitcake was ever made and the same one gets passed from family to family across the generations.

[speedy]

Haven't had it in many years, but put me down as pro-fruitcake. Although I would like to know what the green fruit in there is. Wash it all down with Cream Soda. Yum.

[Springman]

That's the way my Dad makes it
LOL!!!

[John Jamieson]

No, the free sample is about all I need. I go mostly for the 10 cent coffee. The Russell Stover factory outlet store is just right out of town; that's where I spend the big bucks. Not too much else to do in Corsicana, but it's one of the largest places around. More shopping than Gun Barrell City.

[Illbay]

I've always been anti-fruitcake...until I was forced by a sister to taste one that she had ordered from one of those chi-chi bakery outfits. I had to admit, it was actually pretty good.

[dtel]

We've got a fruitcake we received in 1993, we are now using it as a chock for the horse trailer wheels. Damn thing been all over the country.
Put me down as pro, if you want to build with them.
If you are actually proposing eating these things, put me down as anti.

[PJ-Comix]

It turns out alcohol-bearing versions are inherently superior, since the booze neutralizes the cloying sweetness.

You said it! I love rum cake!

Stunningly, nearly all are made by monks. It's hard to believe that men of God are busily undermining the sobriety of the populace (including children) by pouring the hard stuff over Christmas cakes.

What's the big surprise here? Monks also make wine. This hangup with liquor is more a Protestant than Catholic thing (although oddly enough Southern Baptists are probably the heaviest drinkers in the country).

[dennisw]

Do they sell fruitcake on eBay?

[null and void]

Manitou Springs ping...

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Alas! To shatter his homey image of Merton! I recollect that Thomas Merton died of electrocution (frayed fan cord) while in India as a delegate to a conference discussing rapprochment between Hinduism and Catholocism. Perhaps trying to cool off from a sweat produced by some curry dish. (Would this have happened had he stayed home and stuck to his Kentucky 40 proof fruitcake? )

[MadIvan]

A thread about fruitcake and no one has yet mentioned Al Gore. Oh well, forgiveness is in the air I suppose. ;)

Regards, Ivan