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Terry Coombs

On 11/11/2018 5:58 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:46:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2018-11-11 2:07 PM, songbird wrote:
>>> i love it and know some people who make ones
>>> that are fantastic.
>>>
>>> so there, i said it. hahaha...
>>>
>>>
>> That should set off the annual Christmas fruitcake debate. I love it. My
>> mother used to make it and now I do it. Having tasted store bought
>> products, I can understand why some people thing they are a horrible joke.
> I don't dare make them anymore, there's only me to eat them, too many
> calories, so I do a swap with a friend who makes lovely ones. I
> reckon people who dislike them have never had 'good' fruitcake.

Â* There was a time I looked forward to holiday fruitcakes ... sadly ,
it's been years since I've had any . The ones I remember were a dense
and quite moist loaf loaded with candied fruit and nuts . Maybe it's not
too late for me to make some ... gotta consult with the shopper half of
this partnership !

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