Confessions of a fruitcake convert

CSM via Sac Bee ^ | 12/22/03 | Dean P. Johnson

[NormsRevenge]

PITMAN, N.J. (CSM) - I used to be one of those people - the kind of person who repeatedly dusted off old jokes from that guy who preceded Jay Leno on the "Tonight Show," chortling and pointing at stacks of fruitcake tins in the grocery store, ridiculing anyone who would actually admit to ingesting one.

[NormsRevenge]

Happy Holidays to All!

[TomB]

Oooops! For a minute I thought this was an Andrew Sullivan column.

(just kidding Andy)

[RightOnline]

Said it on another thread recently, but I LOVE fruitcake. That and cheesecake are the only cakes I'll eat.

Hands down, by far and away, the BEST fruitcake on the planet:

Claxton............yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................

[microgood]

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority's recent ban on fruitcake in the interest of safety - fruitcakes are so dense they could hide not just a knife

Maybe they could use this instead of depleted uranium.

[PeteFromMontana]

I have to admit that I have not sampled alot of different brands of fruitcakes. I have had some that deserve the reputation they have butCostco fruitcake is just yummyamundo in my book!

[Cultural Jihad]

Funny writer BTTT.

[observer5]

So how are the Demis going to travel then?

[americafirst]

The best meal I ever had was during AF Survival School back in 1974. After days of not eating much or at all, I was given a C-ration that must have been left over from WW2. In it - a tin containing a piece of fruitcake. I swear, it must have taken me an hour to break into that thing, it was so hard. But it was sooooo gooood. Guess I was hungry or something. So they do have their purpose - utter invincibility.

[pgkdan]

I love fruitcake. I send one to myself and one to my mother every year from the Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. They are great.

[najida]

I love fruitcake too, and I have a great family recipe I use to make it.

The trick is not using (much or any at all) of the yucky dyed pineapple and cherries.

[cyclotic]

Ditto's from a fruitcake lover.

13 years ago, I gave my brother a $1.49 fruitcake I picked up at a local drugstore. Cheapest garbage fruitcake I ever saw. Guesss what I got back for Christmas the next year. Well, the tradition continues. The only thing changing is the packaging. He is a high school engineering teacher with his very own metal shop. I'm a tech guy for a chemical and adhesive company. Last year, I got the fruitcake welded inside a 1/4" steel box. I removed it, signed the bottom and put it back in the box. I wrapped it in Carbon fiber and epoxy designed for repairing bridge abutments damaged in earthquakes. Just for kicks, I rolled it in sand before the epoxy dried.

Merry Christmas and enjoy the fruitcake.

[UseYourHead]

Here's a good one:

http://www.monasteryfruitcake.org

We have always enjoyed good fruitcake!

[redhead]

My mom used to make her fruitcakes in October. She wrapped each cake lovingly in a piece of clean fabric, then soaked it with brandy. Every couple of weeks, she'd take out the cakes, wet the cloths with brandy, rewrap the cakes and put them back to finish aging. By Christmas, they were absolutely incredible. Just another reason for my ongoing love of heavy, dark fruitcake. Thanks, Mom!

[dangus]

Oops. I thought this was about Micheal Jackson becoming Moslem. (No joke! *LOL*)

[mhking]

Five fruitcakes side by side:

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[ConservativeMan55]

LOL!!!

[SquirrelKing]

Two fruitcakes.

[cyborg]

American fruit cake companies forget the all important ingredient in fruit cake.

[cyborg]

Don't they look like the monoliths from 2010?

[ladtx]

Gotta throw in my 2 cents worth. I love fruitcake, here's my personal favorite from the Collin Street Bakery, Corsicana, Texas.