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On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 5:01:15 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
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> On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 12:50:16 PM UTC-10,
> wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:40:33 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> > >
> > > I saw my auntie yesterday. She gave me a fruitcake.
> > >
> > > She used my mom's fruitcake recipe. My mom used to pass these out back
> > > in the old days. She died in 88. Thanks to my aunt, it's still being
> > > made and passed out. That's rather wonderful.
> > >
> > > https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared...vHhF7GJkys-9Ex
> > >
> > Now, that's MY kind of fruitcake. Looks dee-lish.
>
> I used to help my mom make that fruitcake every year. It was the only
> mother/son project that we did together. Therein lies its importance to
> me. Had she lived longer, I'm sure I we would have baked those things with
> her as an adult. It would be my fondest wish to do it again just one more
> time. I had a slice yesterday and realized for the first time that it
> tasted great. Oy vey!
>
Brings back bittersweet memories, doesn't it?

Hold onto your loaf pan because that fruitcake recipe also makes knock your
socks off fruitcake cookies, too. The cookies are nice to munch on of
course,
but they're also great to give away to folks that really don't want a full-
size cake.
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Also makes great bars.

Cheri