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Terry Coombs

On 11/11/2018 6:50 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Nov 2018 18:22:18 -0600, Terry Coombs >
> wrote:
>
>> 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 !
> Should be done now so they can 'develop' and feed for Xmas. Watch
> out, they are not cheap to make anymore - in fact on the luxury side.

Â* We're not what you'd call well off , but a few bucks here and there
is not a problem . We're frugal . We drive old cars (and Harleys) and I
maintain them . About the only thing I've paid someone else to do in the
last 35 years is automatic trans repairs . My wife indulges
(encourages?) my toolwhoredom because it saves us way more than the cost
of the tools .

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Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !