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Julie Bove
Nov 28, 2012, 2:11:16 AM11/28/12
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:19:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:pDbts.74883$O62....@fed01.iad...
>>> Just a reminder... time is running out to make fruit cakes for
>>> Christmas. I made mine yesterday. Two batches... 10 loaves.
>>>
>>> I have three brothers and several neighbours who are counting on me
>>> giving them some of my light fruit cake. I don't bother giving it
>>> to people who show no interest. It is too good to waste
>>
>> Too late for the recipe I used to make. I'd start it in late Oct.
>> to early Nov. They needed that much time to soak in the brandy. My
>> recipe made a ton.
>
> I guess now is the time for my annual holiday fruitcake warning:
>
> Friends don't Give Friends Fruitcake. Period.
>
> Of course everybody thanks you and says your fruitcake is wonderful,
> but that's usually all just a show - Holiday niceties. Most of them
> end up in the trash, partially or fully.
>
> It's a fact is that the majority of people hate the majority of
> fruitcakes.
>
> "Nearly four out of five Americans say fruitcake is their least
> favorite holiday gift to receive."
>
> <http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-says-fruitcake-is-worst-holiday-gift-to-receive-55643272.html>
>
> And in a separate survey:
>
> "In an American Express survey conducted this fall and released last
> Friday, the fruitcake was chosen most often from a list of ``worst``
> holiday gifts. This meant that it finished even ahead of ``no gift at
> all,`` which came in as a distant second because, while fruitcake was
> chosen as the worst gift by 31 percent of the people surveyed, ``no
> gift`` was chosen as the worst by just 18 percent."
>
> <http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-12-07/news/8803110036_1_fruitcakes-gift-survey>
>
> So you can fool yourself into somehow believing that people you give
> your fruitcake to really DO like your fruitcake. Maybe even one of
> them really DOES eat it, but that's while the other members of their
> family turn up their noses and mock them for eating it. You're the
> butt of a yearly inside joke ("Oh no! Not Uncle Joebob/Aunt Betty's
> fruitcake AGAIN!")
>
> Don't be oblivious. Play it safe. Give the gift of rum cake instead.
>
> -sw
My fruitcake was really good. Everyone said that they loved it. Could be
that some lied. I don't know. It was loaded with fruits and nuts and had
only just enough cake to hold it together. Also loaded with liquor. I am
picky about fruitcake. I don't like the cheap crappy kind that my dad used
to buy that came in a tin. It had mostly dark raisins and citron and was
all dried out. If I didn't make my own that year I would go to Frederick
and Nelson and pay about $8 for a little portion that would be enough to
serve my family of 4 with no leftovers. And in those days I was only making
like $2-3.00 an hour. So I had to save up for it but it was worth it. I
might also buy a few pieces of Godiva chocolates but not long after that I
started making my own chocolates.
Rum cake? Never cared for it. Or rum balls either. I once wanted to
throttle a coworker who offered me a candy from a container of Frango Mints.
I popped it in my mouth and immediately realized that it wasn't a mint but
one of the rum flavored candies. I can't remember how many different
flavors they made back then but I only liked the mints. As I was spitting
it out, she muttered something about how she mixed them all together because
they were all good. That year her secret Santa had given her an assortment
pack.
> On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:19:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Dave Smith" <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:pDbts.74883$O62....@fed01.iad...
>>> Just a reminder... time is running out to make fruit cakes for
>>> Christmas. I made mine yesterday. Two batches... 10 loaves.
>>>
>>> I have three brothers and several neighbours who are counting on me
>>> giving them some of my light fruit cake. I don't bother giving it
>>> to people who show no interest. It is too good to waste
>>
>> Too late for the recipe I used to make. I'd start it in late Oct.
>> to early Nov. They needed that much time to soak in the brandy. My
>> recipe made a ton.
>
> I guess now is the time for my annual holiday fruitcake warning:
>
> Friends don't Give Friends Fruitcake. Period.
>
> Of course everybody thanks you and says your fruitcake is wonderful,
> but that's usually all just a show - Holiday niceties. Most of them
> end up in the trash, partially or fully.
>
> It's a fact is that the majority of people hate the majority of
> fruitcakes.
>
> "Nearly four out of five Americans say fruitcake is their least
> favorite holiday gift to receive."
>
> <http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-says-fruitcake-is-worst-holiday-gift-to-receive-55643272.html>
>
> And in a separate survey:
>
> "In an American Express survey conducted this fall and released last
> Friday, the fruitcake was chosen most often from a list of ``worst``
> holiday gifts. This meant that it finished even ahead of ``no gift at
> all,`` which came in as a distant second because, while fruitcake was
> chosen as the worst gift by 31 percent of the people surveyed, ``no
> gift`` was chosen as the worst by just 18 percent."
>
> <http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-12-07/news/8803110036_1_fruitcakes-gift-survey>
>
> So you can fool yourself into somehow believing that people you give
> your fruitcake to really DO like your fruitcake. Maybe even one of
> them really DOES eat it, but that's while the other members of their
> family turn up their noses and mock them for eating it. You're the
> butt of a yearly inside joke ("Oh no! Not Uncle Joebob/Aunt Betty's
> fruitcake AGAIN!")
>
> Don't be oblivious. Play it safe. Give the gift of rum cake instead.
>
> -sw
My fruitcake was really good. Everyone said that they loved it. Could be
that some lied. I don't know. It was loaded with fruits and nuts and had
only just enough cake to hold it together. Also loaded with liquor. I am
picky about fruitcake. I don't like the cheap crappy kind that my dad used
to buy that came in a tin. It had mostly dark raisins and citron and was
all dried out. If I didn't make my own that year I would go to Frederick
and Nelson and pay about $8 for a little portion that would be enough to
serve my family of 4 with no leftovers. And in those days I was only making
like $2-3.00 an hour. So I had to save up for it but it was worth it. I
might also buy a few pieces of Godiva chocolates but not long after that I
started making my own chocolates.
Rum cake? Never cared for it. Or rum balls either. I once wanted to
throttle a coworker who offered me a candy from a container of Frango Mints.
I popped it in my mouth and immediately realized that it wasn't a mint but
one of the rum flavored candies. I can't remember how many different
flavors they made back then but I only liked the mints. As I was spitting
it out, she muttered something about how she mixed them all together because
they were all good. That year her secret Santa had given her an assortment
pack.
Steve Clingerman
Nov 30, 2012, 8:37:02 PM11/30/12
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love it!
Jean B.
Nov 30, 2012, 9:34:19 PM11/30/12
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Steve Clingerman wrote:
> My sister give me a fruitcake every year. Unlike you or others, I absolutely
> love it!
You are a lucky man!
> My sister give me a fruitcake every year. Unlike you or others, I absolutely
> love it!
Dave Smith
Dec 1, 2012, 10:23:10 AM12/1/12
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I give my brothers one each, and they are always very grateful, and
usually hint that maybe I should give them more.
If they want to come over to with all the ingredients I will gladly help
them make a batch.
cjt
Dec 1, 2012, 3:37:09 PM12/1/12
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Farm1
Dec 1, 2012, 7:18:38 PM12/1/12
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> He would be even luckier if she gave him more than one.
> I give my brothers one each, and they are always very grateful, and
> usually hint that maybe I should give them more.
>
> If they want to come over to with all the ingredients I will gladly help
> them make a batch.
I'll bet they never would do that. I've often wondered if people
> I give my brothers one each, and they are always very grateful, and
> usually hint that maybe I should give them more.
>
> If they want to come over to with all the ingredients I will gladly help
> them make a batch.
don't/won't because they are just bone idle or if they fear failure. I
suspect bone idle might be close to the truth.
Dave Smith
Dec 1, 2012, 7:30:28 PM12/1/12
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able to make the fruit cake. Two of them came over and helped me make
it. I did two batches, one with one brother and one with the other.
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