Gary wrote:
>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I favor light fruitcake made with dried rather than candied fruit. I
>> haven't made any in more than a decade. Since fruitcake is such a
>> joke around here, I have a hard time getting people to take them,
>> even though they're quite tasty.
>
>I actually like the darn things. Good for a late night snack. No one I
>know makes them anymore to send so I just buy a tiny one at the
>grocery store each year. No booze in it.

I much prefer just plain dried fruit, all kinds, I eat them out of
hand and I like compote. Commercial fruit cake doesn't contain much
actual fruit if any, typically just artificially colored citron.