I am so glad to hear the fruitcake recipe has become a joke in your
house. Your first message made it sound like the issues with your
mother-in-law were much more serious. Now it sounds more light hearted.

--Lia



The Goods wrote:
I love this advice - it sounds like something I might be tempted to do.
However my MIL now lives in an assisted living building, where all her meals
are prepared for her, so she does no cooking at all. And my SIL has no
children to baby-sit - one daughter all grown up. But I like the way you
think!!! Actually, this has become a family joke at our house - the "sacred
fruit cake recipe" - its become kind of like the search for the Holy Grail
now. You really have to know my MIL to understand that this is so typical
of her - everything has always been a big secret. I just wanted a similar
recipe to serve her so I could tease her a bit. (And no, my husband is
executor of her will and there is no recipe revealed within.)

Thanks for the fun advice Lia.

Jan