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The first of the Christmas baking is done. I made two batches of Mom's
light fruit cake yesterday. The loaves have been doused with brandy, wrapped and stowed in the freezer for a month. I don't expect much from tasting the fresh cakes. I was disappointed the first time I cut into a fresh cake but learned that they aren't very good fresh, that they have to sit for about a month to develop their full flavour and proper texture. I did have one little sliver that I had to trim off. It was pretty good. I made 11 loaves. Two will go to my brothers and three to our neighbours who all love the love the stuff. A couple will be taken to Christmas dinner and parties. I don't waste this stuff on people who do not appreciate fruit cake. |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message news > The first of the Christmas baking is done. I made two batches of Mom's > light fruit cake yesterday. The loaves have been doused with brandy, > wrapped and stowed in the freezer for a month. > Why freeze them? You've doused them with brandy after all! Wouldn't a cool corner in the basement be enough? Graham |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:01:06 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >The first of the Christmas baking is done. I made two batches of Mom's >light fruit cake yesterday. The loaves have been doused with brandy, >wrapped and stowed in the freezer for a month. > >I don't expect much from tasting the fresh cakes. I was disappointed the >first time I cut into a fresh cake but learned that they aren't very >good fresh, that they have to sit for about a month to develop their >full flavour and proper texture. I did have one little sliver that I had >to trim off. It was pretty good. > >I made 11 loaves. Two will go to my brothers and three to our neighbours >who all love the love the stuff. A couple will be taken to Christmas >dinner and parties. I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >appreciate fruit cake. Don't freeze them. You interfere with the mellowing and marrying (reason they are baked early and doused with spirits.) Janet US |
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Dave Smith wrote:
> > The first of the Christmas baking is done... > > I made 11 loaves. Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. > I don't waste this stuff on people who do not > appreciate fruit cake. I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your fruit cake sounds about 900% better. G. |
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On 2013-11-14 1:15 PM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote: >> >> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >> >> I made 11 loaves. > > Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. > >> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >> appreciate fruit cake. > > I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your > fruit cake sounds about 900% better. > > It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be home made. |
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On 2013-11-14 11:14 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> I don't expect much from tasting the fresh cakes. I was disappointed the >> first time I cut into a fresh cake but learned that they aren't very >> good fresh, that they have to sit for about a month to develop their >> full flavour and proper texture. I did have one little sliver that I had >> to trim off. It was pretty good. >> >> I made 11 loaves. Two will go to my brothers and three to our neighbours >> who all love the love the stuff. A couple will be taken to Christmas >> dinner and parties. I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >> appreciate fruit cake. > > Don't freeze them. You interfere with the mellowing and marrying > (reason they are baked early and doused with spirits.) > I have been freezing them for years, and my mother always froze hers. This is light stuff and doesn't have as much booze as the dark stuff. If not frozen the meld within a week or two. With all the sugar and candied fruit they don't really freeze solid. You take one out the freezer, cut into it and eat it immediately. |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>Dave Smith wrote: >> >> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >> >> I made 11 loaves. > >Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. > >> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >> appreciate fruit cake. > >I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >fruit cake sounds about 900% better. Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but I don't. |
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On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: > >> Dave Smith wrote: >>> >>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>> >>> I made 11 loaves. >> >> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >> >>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>> appreciate fruit cake. >> >> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. > > Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but > I don't. > Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? |
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Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >> >>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>> >>>> I made 11 loaves. >>> >>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>> >>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>> >>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >> >> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >> I don't. >> > > Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound > more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a > picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? I made 50 meatballs yesterday |
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On 2013-11-14 5:08 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>> >>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>> >>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>> >>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>> >>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>> >>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>> I don't. >>> >> >> Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound >> more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a >> picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? > > I made 50 meatballs yesterday Prove it. I want pictures ;-) FWIW...I have meatballs in the oven right now, but only about a dozen. |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:37:41 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >> >>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>> >>>> I made 11 loaves. >>> >>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>> >>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>> >>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >> >> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >> I don't. >> > >Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound >more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a >picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? YES! Everyone knows what pictures I post are on my yellow countertops. With your alibi you just proved you're a LIAR! You never baked anything in your life... you're a total ****ing fraud, your posts are far worse a waste of bandwidth than Julie's... Julie is verbose but honest, you are a L I A R ! ! ! Eleven fruit cakes your lying ass. |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 22:08:11 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote: >Dave Smith wrote: >> On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>> >>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>> >>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>> >>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>> >>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>> >>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>> I don't. >>> >> >> Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound >> more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a >> picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? > >I made 50 meatballs yesterday You are a ****ing meatball. |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:16:53 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2013-11-14 5:08 PM, tert in seattle wrote: >> Dave Smith wrote: >>> On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>> >>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>> >>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>> >>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>> >>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>> >>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>> I don't. >>>> >>> >>> Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound >>> more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a >>> picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? >> >> I made 50 meatballs yesterday > >Prove it. I want pictures ;-) > >FWIW...I have meatballs in the oven right now, but only about a dozen. Liar! No one lights an oven for a dozen meat balls, LIAR! |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 2013-11-14 1:15 PM, Gary wrote: >> Dave Smith wrote: >>> >>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>> >>> I made 11 loaves. >> >> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >> >>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>> appreciate fruit cake. >> >> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >> >> > > It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be > home made. Actually Figi's makes a good one, but only the one without citron. I hate any fruitcake that has citron in it. Someone gave us one once many years ago and we threw it up on the shelf in the closet for a couple of years and then regifted it to my oldest brother. He loved it, kept saying it was the best he'd ever had. It probably was being aged like that. :-) Cheri |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:01:06 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >The first of the Christmas baking is done. I made two batches of Mom's >light fruit cake yesterday. The loaves have been doused with brandy, >wrapped and stowed in the freezer for a month. > >I don't expect much from tasting the fresh cakes. I was disappointed the >first time I cut into a fresh cake but learned that they aren't very >good fresh, that they have to sit for about a month to develop their >full flavour and proper texture. I did have one little sliver that I had >to trim off. It was pretty good. > >I made 11 loaves. Two will go to my brothers and three to our neighbours >who all love the love the stuff. A couple will be taken to Christmas >dinner and parties. I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >appreciate fruit cake. I hope to get at least one batch of mine done tomorrow. My kids are coming for Thanksgiving and I want to have a couple ready for them to take home. I may see if I can get some frosted fruit cookies ready for the freezer for them too. Anything else will have to be shipped. Will have to get the rest of the fruitcakes made right after Thanksgiving so they will be ready to shipped to the rest of the family and friends. -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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On 11/14/2013 11:14 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:01:06 -0500, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >> The first of the Christmas baking is done. I made two batches of Mom's >> light fruit cake yesterday. The loaves have been doused with brandy, >> wrapped and stowed in the freezer for a month. >> >> I don't expect much from tasting the fresh cakes. I was disappointed the >> first time I cut into a fresh cake but learned that they aren't very >> good fresh, that they have to sit for about a month to develop their >> full flavour and proper texture. I did have one little sliver that I had >> to trim off. It was pretty good. >> >> I made 11 loaves. Two will go to my brothers and three to our neighbours >> who all love the love the stuff. A couple will be taken to Christmas >> dinner and parties. I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >> appreciate fruit cake. > > Don't freeze them. You interfere with the mellowing and marrying > (reason they are baked early and doused with spirits.) > Janet US > I've never baked fruit cake. I've read enough about them over the years. Your reasoning is exactly my thought. Just put them in a cold place to "mature". Jill |
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On 11/14/2013 1:58 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-11-14 1:15 PM, Gary wrote: >> Dave Smith wrote: >>> >>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>> >>> I made 11 loaves. >> >> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >> >>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>> appreciate fruit cake. >> >> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >> >> > > It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be > home made. > > Have you posted the recipe? I don't plan to make fruitcake but some others might want to try your mom's recipe/method. Jill |
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On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: > >> Dave Smith wrote: >>> >>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>> >>> I made 11 loaves. >> >> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >> >>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>> appreciate fruit cake. >> >> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. > > Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but > I don't. > Lots of people don't take pictures of every little thing they cook. Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. Jill |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >> >>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>> >>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>> >>>> I made 11 loaves. >>> >>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>> >>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>> >>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >> >> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >> I don't >Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL |
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On 11/14/2013 8:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>> >>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>> >>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>> >>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>> >>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>> >>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>> I don't > >> Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. > > All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. > Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL > Perhaps the next time I cook a pot of grits I'll take a picture. LOLOL Jill |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote: >On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >wrote: > >>On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>> >>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>> >>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>> >>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>> >>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>> >>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>> I don't > >>Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. > >All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce 11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick loaves and get the center cooked properly. Janet US |
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On 11/14/2013 10:24 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
I don't >> >>> Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >> >> All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >> Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL > > You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? And > that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And > that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce > 11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins > that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. I used loaf pans. One of them was a lot longer than the others, and one was smaller. I got 6 out of of that batch. I didn't use those pans for the second batch and got 5 cakes out of it. > Current pans for making and giving > holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a > tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you > often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick > loaves and get the center cooked properly. I have never made them in an angel food or Bundt style pan. I have always used load pans.... two hours at 300 degrees. |
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On 2013-11-14 8:16 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be >> home made. >> >> > Have you posted the recipe? I don't plan to make fruitcake but some > others might want to try your mom's recipe/method. > Mom’s Fruit Cake 3 cups Seedless white raisins 2 cups red glazed cherries 2 cups green glazed cherries 2 cups candied pineapple 2 cups pitted dates (optional) 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (optional) 5 ½ cups All purpose flour ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ tsp. Salt ¼ tsp. mace 2 cups soft butter 2 cups granulated sugar 8 eggs ½ pint sour cream 2 tsp. Vanilla 2 tsp. Grated lemon rind 3 Tbsp. Lemon juice - Blend butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and granted rind. - Place the fruits in a large bowl, sift dry ingredients over the fruit and stir together. Add liquid mixture to the dry and stir to mix thoroughly. - Line loaf pans with paper and pour batter into pans to a little more than half way. NB. Recipe makes enough for 6-7 loaf pans. - Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. Allow loaves to cool. Sprinkle a little brandy, rum or sherry over each loaf, wrap them individually in aluminium foil and let them sit for at least a few days before eating. If not using them within two weeks they should be frozen. |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:43:57 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: > Mom’s Fruit Cake > >3 cups Seedless white raisins >2 cups red glazed cherries >2 cups green glazed cherries >2 cups candied pineapple >2 cups pitted dates (optional) >1 cup coarsely ground pecans (optional) >5 ½ cups All purpose flour >½ tsp Baking Soda >¾ tsp. Salt >¼ tsp. mace >2 cups soft butter >2 cups granulated sugar >8 eggs >½ pint sour cream >2 tsp. Vanilla >2 tsp. Grated lemon rind >3 Tbsp. Lemon juice > >- Blend butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, >vanilla, lemon juice and granted rind. > >- Place the fruits in a large bowl, sift dry ingredients over the fruit >and stir together. Add liquid mixture to the dry and stir to mix thoroughly. > >- Line loaf pans with paper and pour batter into pans to a little more >than half way. NB. Recipe makes enough for 6-7 loaf pans. > >- Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. > >Allow loaves to cool. Sprinkle a little brandy, rum or sherry over each >loaf, wrap them individually in aluminium foil and let them sit for at >least a few days before eating. If not using them within two weeks >they should be frozen. > I am a fruitcake hater, because I can't abide raisins for some reason. Other than that, your recipe looks wonderful. I may try a half-recipe of this, omitting the raisins and maybe the dates. I could possibly have my mind changed. Doris |
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"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:37:41 -0500, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >>On 2013-11-14 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>> >>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>> >>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>> >>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>> >>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>> >>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>> >>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>> I don't. >>> >> >>Yes. Of course it is all just a silly hoax. I tried to make it sound >>more credible by posting the recipe in another thread. If I posted a >>picture would you even know for sure that it was cake I had baked? > > YES! Everyone knows what pictures I post are on my yellow > countertops. With your alibi you just proved you're a LIAR! You > never baked anything in your life... you're a total ****ing fraud, > your posts are far worse a waste of bandwidth than Julie's... Julie is > verbose but honest, you are a L I A R ! ! ! Eleven fruit cakes your > lying ass. and he freezes them ... -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote: >On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1 > wrote: > >>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >>wrote: >> >>>On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>> >>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>> >>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>> >>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>> >>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>> >>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>> I don't >> >>>Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >> >>All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >>Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL > >You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? WTF is "a lot of batter"?!?!? >And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And >that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce >11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins >that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving >holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a >tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you >often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick >loaves and get the center cooked properly. >Janet US None of what you wrote adresses my question regarding posting a picture. |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:41:02 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote: >On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0700, Janet Bostwick > wrote: > >>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1 > wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >>>wrote: >>> >>>>On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>>> >>>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>>> I don't >>> >>>>Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >>> >>>All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >>>Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL >> >>You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? > >WTF is "a lot of batter"?!?!? > >>And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And >>that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce >>11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins >>that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving >>holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a >>tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you >>often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick >>loaves and get the center cooked properly. >>Janet US > >None of what you wrote adresses my question regarding posting a >picture. My fruit cake recipe makes one of those blue and white speckled canning kettles full. That's a lot of batter. You were harping on the quantity of loaves. That is what I was addressing because I didn't have a problem with his assertion that he made 11 loaves. Janet US |
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On 2013-11-15 1:33 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> YES! Everyone knows what pictures I post are on my yellow >> countertops. With your alibi you just proved you're a LIAR! You >> never baked anything in your life... you're a total ****ing fraud, >> your posts are far worse a waste of bandwidth than Julie's... Julie is >> verbose but honest, you are a L I A R ! ! ! Eleven fruit cakes your >> lying ass. > > and he freezes them ... > Yes I do, because they are light fruitcakes, not dark. They do develop taste and texture over the course of a month, even in the freezer. I have been making this stuff for years and my mother made it the same way since I was a kid. She always put it in the freezer (after we got on in the 1950s) and they were always incredible. |
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On 11/15/2013 2:13 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:41:02 -0500, Brooklyn1 > > wrote: > >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0700, Janet Bostwick >> > wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1 >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>>>> >>>>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>>>> I don't >>>> >>>>> Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >>>> >>>> All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >>>> Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL >>> >>> You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? >> >> WTF is "a lot of batter"?!?!? >> >>> And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And >>> that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce >>> 11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins >>> that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving >>> holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a >>> tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you >>> often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick >>> loaves and get the center cooked properly. >>> Janet US >> >> None of what you wrote adresses my question regarding posting a >> picture. > > My fruit cake recipe makes one of those blue and white speckled > canning kettles full. That's a lot of batter. You were harping on > the quantity of loaves. That is what I was addressing because I > didn't have a problem with his assertion that he made 11 loaves. > Janet US > I don't have a problem with people who don't take pictures of everything they cook. I don't bother. Some people even carry their camera with them and take pictures of food they order in restaurants. To my way of thinking that's just plain silly. Jill |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:13:03 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote: >On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:41:02 -0500, Brooklyn1 > wrote: > >>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0700, Janet Bostwick > wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1 > wrote: >>> >>>>On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>>>> >>>>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>>>> I don't >>>> >>>>>Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >>>> >>>>All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >>>>Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL >>> >>>You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? >> >>WTF is "a lot of batter"?!?!? >> >>>And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And >>>that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce >>>11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins >>>that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving >>>holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a >>>tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you >>>often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick >>>loaves and get the center cooked properly. >>>Janet US >> >>None of what you wrote adresses my question regarding posting a >>picture. > > You were harping on the quantity of loaves. Nope, only that there's no picture, in fact I asked for a picturre of jsut one cake. >That is what I was addressing because I >didn't have a problem with his assertion that he made 11 loaves. >Janet US How many is not the issue, even if only one there's still no picture. |
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On 11/15/2013 3:22 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:13:03 -0700, Janet Bostwick > > wrote: > >> On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:41:02 -0500, Brooklyn1 >> > wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:24:16 -0700, Janet Bostwick >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:41:23 -0500, Brooklyn1 >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:21:01 -0500, jmcquown > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 11/14/2013 2:06 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:15:04 -0500, Gary > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The first of the Christmas baking is done... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I made 11 loaves. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sounds like a LOT of work there, Dave. Good for you. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't waste this stuff on people who do not >>>>>>>>> appreciate fruit cake. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll buy one each year but it's usually just a cheap Kmart thing. Your >>>>>>>> fruit cake sounds about 900% better. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Claims to have baked 11 but won't show even one... you may believe but >>>>>>> I don't >>>>> >>>>>> Over the years he's mentioned making fruitcakes many times. >>>>> >>>>> All the more reason the fraud should show at least one. >>>>> Yesterday I cooked 11 lobsters with grits. LOL-LOL >>>> >>>> You do realize that one fruit cake recipe makes a lot of batter? >>> >>> WTF is "a lot of batter"?!?!? >>> >>>> And that batter is then portioned out into small tins for baking? And >>>> that it is entirely possible for one large batch of batter to produce >>>> 11 tins of fruit cake? When I made fruit cake for giving, I used tins >>>> that are 7 5/8 X 3 7/8 x 2 1/4. Current pans for making and giving >>>> holiday treats are a smidge smaller than that. Fruitcake takes a >>>> tiresome long time to bake because of the density. That is why you >>>> often see the cake in ring form. It is tough to make big, thick >>>> loaves and get the center cooked properly. >>>> Janet US >>> >>> None of what you wrote adresses my question regarding posting a >>> picture. >> >> You were harping on the quantity of loaves. > > Nope, only that there's no picture, in fact I asked for a picturre of > jsut one cake. > >> That is what I was addressing because I >> didn't have a problem with his assertion that he made 11 loaves. >> Janet US > > How many is not the issue, even if only one there's still no picture. > What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting all excited because someone didn't post a link. Jill |
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On 2013-11-15 3:48 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting > all excited because someone didn't post a link. > Besides..... what does a picture prove? I could have been gifted with nice cake and claimed it as my own. I could have been at a friend's place while cakes were being made. I am not a tidy cook and by the time the cakes were done the kitchen looked like it had been through a hurricane.... and they were done in two batches. |
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Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2013-11-15 3:48 PM, jmcquown wrote: > >> What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting >> all excited because someone didn't post a link. >> > > Besides..... what does a picture prove? I could have been gifted > with nice cake and claimed it as my own. I could have been at a friend's > place while cakes were being made. I am not a tidy cook and by the time > the cakes were done the kitchen looked like it had been through a > hurricane.... and they were done in two batches. we're going to need uncut video from start to finish is there an rfc youtube channel?? |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 2013-11-14 8:16 PM, jmcquown wrote: > >>> It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be >>> home made. >>> >>> >> Have you posted the recipe? I don't plan to make fruitcake but some >> others might want to try your mom's recipe/method. >> > Mom’s Fruit Cake > > 3 cups Seedless white raisins > 2 cups red glazed cherries > 2 cups green glazed cherries > 2 cups candied pineapple > 2 cups pitted dates (optional) > 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (optional) > 5 ½ cups All purpose flour > ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ tsp. Salt > ¼ tsp. mace > 2 cups soft butter > 2 cups granulated sugar > 8 eggs > ½ pint sour cream > 2 tsp. Vanilla > 2 tsp. Grated lemon rind > 3 Tbsp. Lemon juice > > - Blend butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, > vanilla, lemon juice and granted rind. > > - Place the fruits in a large bowl, sift dry ingredients over the fruit > and stir together. Add liquid mixture to the dry and stir to mix > thoroughly. > > - Line loaf pans with paper and pour batter into pans to a little more > than half way. NB. Recipe makes enough for 6-7 loaf pans. > > - Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. > > Allow loaves to cool. Sprinkle a little brandy, rum or sherry over each > loaf, wrap them individually in aluminium foil and let them sit for at > least a few days before eating. If not using them within two weeks they > should be frozen. Sounds a lot like my MIL's ingredient wise. I'm sure it's good. Cheri |
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jmcquown wrote:
> >What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting >all excited because someone didn't post a link. You're the one with the picture obsession, you're obviously seriously ascared to post pictures of the foods you constantly boast about. How many times are you going to brag about your club house meals... but to date you've never even once shown us WTF you're BSing about. No one has ever seen one of your fercocktah kaiser rolls... there are NO kaiser rolls! |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 16:53:12 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2013-11-15 3:48 PM, jmcquown wrote: > >> What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting >> all excited because someone didn't post a link. >> > > Besides..... what does a picture prove? Proves nothing about a phoney LYING phuck the likes of you. |
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On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:52:53 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote: >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... >> On 2013-11-14 8:16 PM, jmcquown wrote: >> >>>> It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be >>>> home made. >>>> >>>> >>> Have you posted the recipe? I don't plan to make fruitcake but some >>> others might want to try your mom's recipe/method. >>> >> Mom’s Fruit Cake >> >> 3 cups Seedless white raisins >> 2 cups red glazed cherries >> 2 cups green glazed cherries >> 2 cups candied pineapple >> 2 cups pitted dates (optional) >> 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (optional) >> 5 ½ cups All purpose flour >> ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ tsp. Salt >> ¼ tsp. mace >> 2 cups soft butter >> 2 cups granulated sugar >> 8 eggs >> ½ pint sour cream >> 2 tsp. Vanilla >> 2 tsp. Grated lemon rind >> 3 Tbsp. Lemon juice >> >> - Blend butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, >> vanilla, lemon juice and granted rind. >> >> - Place the fruits in a large bowl, sift dry ingredients over the fruit >> and stir together. Add liquid mixture to the dry and stir to mix >> thoroughly. >> >> - Line loaf pans with paper and pour batter into pans to a little more >> than half way. NB. Recipe makes enough for 6-7 loaf pans. >> >> - Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. >> >> Allow loaves to cool. Sprinkle a little brandy, rum or sherry over each >> loaf, wrap them individually in aluminium foil and let them sit for at >> least a few days before eating. If not using them within two weeks they >> should be frozen. > >Sounds a lot like my MIL's ingredient wise. I'm sure it's good. > >Cheri That's a recipe he stole off the net. |
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On Friday, November 15, 2013 11:44:09 AM UTC-6, Doris Night wrote:
> > > I am a fruitcake hater, because I can't abide raisins for some reason. > > Other than that, your recipe looks wonderful. I may try a half-recipe > > of this, omitting the raisins and maybe the dates. I could possibly > > have my mind changed. > > > Doris > > I don't like fruitcakes that have the dark raisins and the recipe I use has the golden raisins like Dave's. The golden raisins don't give it that harsh taste. |
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On 2013-11-15 8:03 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 14:52:53 -0800, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 2013-11-14 8:16 PM, jmcquown wrote: >>> >>>>> It's a labour of love. You just can't buy good fruitcake. It has to be >>>>> home made. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Have you posted the recipe? I don't plan to make fruitcake but some >>>> others might want to try your mom's recipe/method. >>>> >>> Mom’s Fruit Cake >>> >>> 3 cups Seedless white raisins >>> 2 cups red glazed cherries >>> 2 cups green glazed cherries >>> 2 cups candied pineapple >>> 2 cups pitted dates (optional) >>> 1 cup coarsely ground pecans (optional) >>> 5 ½ cups All purpose flour >>> ½ tsp Baking Soda ¾ tsp. Salt >>> ¼ tsp. mace >>> 2 cups soft butter >>> 2 cups granulated sugar >>> 8 eggs >>> ½ pint sour cream >>> 2 tsp. Vanilla >>> 2 tsp. Grated lemon rind >>> 3 Tbsp. Lemon juice >>> >>> - Blend butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time. Add sour cream, >>> vanilla, lemon juice and granted rind. >>> >>> - Place the fruits in a large bowl, sift dry ingredients over the fruit >>> and stir together. Add liquid mixture to the dry and stir to mix >>> thoroughly. >>> >>> - Line loaf pans with paper and pour batter into pans to a little more >>> than half way. NB. Recipe makes enough for 6-7 loaf pans. >>> >>> - Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. >>> >>> Allow loaves to cool. Sprinkle a little brandy, rum or sherry over each >>> loaf, wrap them individually in aluminium foil and let them sit for at >>> least a few days before eating. If not using them within two weeks they >>> should be frozen. >> >> Sounds a lot like my MIL's ingredient wise. I'm sure it's good. >> >> Cheri > > That's a recipe he stole off the net. > And of course you can prove that. It's simple enough. Just find a site with that recipe posted it on it. |
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On 11/15/2013 8:00 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> jmcquown wrote: >> >> What is your obsession with pictures? It's like other people getting >> all excited because someone didn't post a link. > > You're the one with the picture obsession, you're obviously seriously > ascared to post pictures of the foods you constantly boast about. How > many times are you going to brag about your club house meals... but to > date you've never even once shown us WTF you're BSing about. No one > has ever seen one of your fercocktah kaiser rolls... there are NO > kaiser rolls! > Why would I take pictures of food someone else cooked? I *know* there are people who bring a camera to restaurants and snap away. I think they look stupid. The food I pick up at the club gets transferred to freezer containers. I'm not wasting time taking pictures of that. Jill |
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