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Its great stuff My mom would send me a box of four Claxtons every christmas.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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If it's made from dried fruit without that freaking citron sweetener, it's pretty good. I can't stand citron. There are many better ways to sweeten it.
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If it's made from dried fruit without that freaking citron sweetener, it's pretty good. I can't stand citron. There are many better ways to sweeten it. Most of the commercial fruitcakes are best used for door stops or wheel chocks.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
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Why spend that much time and money making something so few people like? I was always hungry as a kid and I did eat some fruitcake out of desperation but even with a ravenous appetite it never did taste good. One of my old great aunts had a legendary fruit cake that the old folks in the family bragged on and to me it tasted awful. Why not a chocolate cake or a carrot cake?
Rocky: I see you live in Utah. Do those Mormons allow you to brew coffee? My parents bought their coffee and tea at Hill Air Force base. The neighbor kids were all warned not to drink any thing at our house. We had Coca Cola, coffee, and tea.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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I'm only 50 and I don't mind a slice of fruitcake this time of year.
As mentioned earlier, better than egg nog, or pumpkin spiced anything.
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Gawd awful stuff. It had to be invented as a gag gift or for someone the inventor hated.
I do believe it has it's useful purposes though.
1) boat anchor
2) building foundations
3) blast barriers
4) traffic barriers/guardrails
5) body armor
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I love fruit cake! I’m under 70, barely!!!
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Skeptical at first but I'll order again this year. Good stuff.
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Once a year if its a good one
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I’ve got one coming today!
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I really enjoy a good fruitcake with rum and brandy and dried fruit.
None of the cakes with the candied "fruit" are edible IMO.
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Skeptical at first but I'll order again this year. Good stuff. We’ve been through this before, eh? Glad you like them, Denny!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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I really enjoy a good fruitcake with rum and brandy and dried fruit.
None of the cakes with the candied "fruit" are edible IMO. This is kind of where I am. A variant of fruit cake in England is "Christmas pudding" which is a bunch of dried raisin-type fruits held together by some brownish color mortar - probably made from wheat/flour. This is eaten with "brandy butter" which is butter, sugar, and a whole lot of brandy. The brandy butter is a side, which you plunk on the christmas putting and stir it all in on your plate to make a nice mix. We eat it as a tradition because my family is, at least partially, of English heritage. Absolutely fantastic.
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Is that the same thing as Spotted Dick? ![[Linked Image from live.staticflickr.com]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51745932725_462a514070_m.jpg)
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My mom, 75, makes an awesome fruit cake. Dad loved the skittle version but I don't. She would make one that was more subdued for me. After Dad died, I thought she would make me 2 but she went the other way and stopped making them altogether.
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My mother made a good fruit cake too. I like the store bought stuff too. I'm 54.
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Why do I have to press 1, for English?
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This Southern Supreme fruit cake that was delivered today is delicious. Think I’ll go get another slice.
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This Southern Supreme fruit cake that was delivered today is delicious. Think I’ll go get another slice. That's the only one to try in this part of the country, they really are good!
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Yes ^ ^ ^ ^ Theirs is the best I know of Mary of Pudding hill used to sell a good one
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The Stollen at Aldi are good too. Ok mind reader. Thanks for posting that because I was going to ask about it. There's stacks of em here because these border jumpers don't eat teutonic foods, but will eat stomach lining and testicles all day every day. It's a waste for Aldi to stock any german anything around here because there isn't but probably 3 of us pinche bolillos will buy any of it
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