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Wayne Boatwright
 
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Default Storing fruit cakes

On Tue 29 Nov 2005 02:11:06p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Vox
Humana?

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue 29 Nov 2005 10:20:12a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Susan E
>> Desjardins?
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>> > I made a large fruitcake last year at Halloween. I poured about
>> > 1/2-1 cup of brandy over it when it was cool, wrapped well in saran
>> > wrap and a clear plastic bag and placed in a tin. I store it in a
>> > cool and dry place. I am still enjoying it and have a small wedge
>> > left. I have used this method for years and the cakes NEVER turn
>> > moldy.
>> >

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>> Yep, it just gets better!
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> I don't understand all the jokes about fruitcake. Sure, it's heavy, but
> that just means it is full of good stuff. It isn't something that you
> cut a big slab of. A small piece of fruitcake and some brandy or coffee
> is a luxury snack, in my opinion.


I couldn't agree more. A good fruitcake is one of my favorite cakes. I
think the bad rep comes from folks who've never really tasted a *good*
fruitcake. There are a lot of horrible commercial fruitcakes out there.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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