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

It always makes me smile when I read here that people have started making
fruitcakes. Many years ago I was making mine, and an American said to me,
'Do you all make these and give them to each other?' )

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