Puester wrote:
>
> PeterLucas wrote:
> > My recently widowed BIL is coming up to stay for awhile at the end of
> > the month, and his SO was the Christmas Cake maker in the family.
> > Somewhat of a tradition, it was. Even when living in England, she used
> > to make a huge cake and send it to the family here in Oz in time for the
> > family Christmas get-together.
> >
> > I made a cake for us last Chritmas (the first one without a K1 cake),
> > and my SO (who doesn't like fruit cake, but loved this one!!) has passed
> > on the Family Christmas Cake Maker honour from her older sister, to me.
> > She told me that K1 would have been proud of my cake.
> >
> >
> > So............... this year I'm going to make them well in advance, and
> > let them 'mature' in the cupboard till Christmas time. I'll give the BIL
> > one to take back home to share with his kids and friends down south.
> >
> >
> > Peters Christmas Cake.
>
> That sounds like something my husband would like. (He's one
> of the
> few Yanks I know who likes fruitcake.)
>
> Question: What is mixed spice? Mixed spice in the U.S. is
> pickling spices,
> like bayleaf, various aromatic seeds (mustard, celery),
> dried peppers, etc.
> not something I'd expect to find in fruitcake. I thought
> maybe cinnamon and
> nutmeg, but I see those listed separately.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> It's very thoughtful of you to take on your SIL's tradition.
>
> gloria p


Pumpkin pie spices with a little tweaking would work. Cinnamon, nutmeg,
cloves, coriander, ginger, allspice etc. Anything you'd make 'spice
cake' with would also do.