View Full Version : Man Rediscovers Gift Fruitcake From 1962
125gJoe
04-19-2006, 12:13 PM
:eek:
Link: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1856249
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Lobo.
04-20-2006, 10:54 AM
ewww... thats an old cake!
AND he said that it still looked the same!
Hannys_Papa
04-20-2006, 11:55 AM
I bet it would taste just as "good" as when it was fresh. ;)
Galaxie
04-20-2006, 12:07 PM
Why does fruitcake have a bad rap? I love that stuff!
YoFishboy
04-20-2006, 12:24 PM
Why does fruitcake have a bad rap? I love that stuff!
THANK YOU! Now I feel brave enough to admit that I too like fruitcake! :sim:
beblondie
04-20-2006, 12:38 PM
A good fruitcake is tasty
A bad fruitcake can ruin your desire for fruitcake
nursie
04-20-2006, 12:44 PM
You're right, Beblondie!
My parents and i love friutcake. Mom and dad always ordered it from a place in Texas and it's quite yummy.
My grandparents would get tehm the cheap grocery store ones...because you like fruitcake...and on my they were awful!!
I am trying to perfect my own recipe. I keep notes from year to year as what I put in it...and of course you have to soak it in booze. MMM...
My family will try a piece or 2...but I don't care. I share with my dad. He appreciates it.
sumthin fishy
04-20-2006, 10:14 PM
..and of course you have to soak it in booze. MMM...
I knew there was a reason I liked it :)
rosita
04-20-2006, 10:43 PM
Fruitcake---bleecchhhh! It does last forever--the alcohol certainly helps!! But I do think it is absolutely disgusting. However, I have the utmost respect for those who delve into the darkness of the world of fruitcakes. Every year for forever, I have bought my Dad as one of his Christmas gifts a Claxton (specifically!!!) fruitcake, which he manages to make last until the next year (lol not really, but he does it small slices). It goes great with new underwear, tee shirts and cd's (and various things for his menagerie!!!)
I have never been able to gag down a bite. Candied fruit? BARF!! Gimme a rumsoaked pound cake any day, baby!!! :D
125gJoe
04-21-2006, 1:49 AM
Fruitcake---bleecchhhh! It does last forever--.. ...
I have never been able to gag down a bite. Candied fruit? BARF!! ...I feel the same way about it. The texture is ...gross...
This stuff was probably around way before refridgeration. That could be the only excuse for keeping fruit around so long after its natural decay period.
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TheMightyQueenPixie
04-21-2006, 8:53 AM
I am also a closet fruit cake lover... Mother in law makes one with peaches in it...mmmmm deelish...
125gJoe
04-21-2006, 11:41 PM
I am also a closet fruit cake lover......
:eek:
I would have never guessed!...
Glad I don't gamble...
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YoFishboy
04-21-2006, 11:51 PM
I am also a closet fruit cake lover... Mother in law makes one with peaches in it...mmmmm deelish...
I knew there was a reason i liked her... ;)