On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:43:53 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>It's that time of year. It is a really crappy fall day here. That makes
>it a good day to spend in the kitchen. It is also the time that we have
>to start working on Christmas fruitcakes. We picked up the ingredients
>for ours on the weekend. I made two batches today. I started one this
>morning and it was done in time for me to get out to the gym for a
>while. I came home, mixed up the second batch and got it into the oven.
>It should be cooked soon. That gives it about 6 weeks to set up in time
>for the holidays.

You better be careful, I mentioned I was making mincemeat a couple of
weeks ago and Kuthe came out with a diatribe about China, Walmart,
mammon.