"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:45:08 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>I don't make them any more because we don't eat them now, but I used to
>>make
>>Christmas cakes and Christmas puddings every three years. Full of alcohol
>>they store really well and are much better for it Always better the
>>second
>>and third year <g>
>
> I used to make fruitcake and give them Then all the jokes about
> fruitcake started going the rounds, so I stopped. Then I made stollen
> and wasn't sure about their reception. I no longer make stollen. If
> I were to bake for us, I would start springerle and lebkuchen now and
> keep it all. I just don't bake sweets anymore (2009 was the last
> year) as we don't need the sugar or calories.

Yes, same here!


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