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Ophelia wrote:
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> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
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>> On 11/11/2010 2:43 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> <Sunny> wrote in message
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>>>> On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:14:58 -0600, George Shirley
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>> My MIL baked a number of fruit cakes every year for about forty-five
>>>>> years. We even got them before Christmas when we lived in Saudi
>>>>> Arabia. She was about 90 yo when she quit making them and passed away
>>>>> at 100 years and five months. Now the middle girl, Miz Anne's three
>>>>> years younger sister makes them from the same recipe and sends them
>>>>> to us. They're always good too.
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>>>> Any chance of getting Miz Anne's recipe? My late Mom's fruitcake as
>>>> being much better than store-bought. But I didn't get her recipe.
>>>
>>> I would like to see it too? If anyone is interested I can share mine.

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>> We don't have the recipe, her sister inherited that and has shown no
>> sign of sharing.

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> On I never did understand that. You are welcome to mine if you want it.




My mom used to send me a fruitcake every year. A few years ago, she
sent me the recipe instead. "Make your own fruitcake" :-)

I can send it to ya if you want it. (the recipe) I think it's from
_The Houston Chronicle_.

Bob