notbob wrote:
> On 11/11/2018 12:07 PM, songbird wrote:
>> i love it and know some people who make ones
>> that are fantastic.
>>
>> so there, i said it. hahaha...
>
> So, yer gonna keep it to yersolf?

i don't make them, at least not yet, but these
guys do:

https://poorrockabbey.com/product-category/fruitcakes/

p.s. i'm biased, i almost joined them many years ago
when they were just the two founders.

> I LOVE fruitcake! Any kind. Usta not like "day-glw" fruits, but now
> love 'em. I jes ask my local sprmkt to get some in, this holiday.



some people call them door stops. i like
'em.


songbird

songbird wrote:

> some people call them door stops. i like
> 'em.

I like them too. I always buy a small one each year. A little
slice with butter then heated a bit in the microwave = good
snack.

On 11/12/2018 6:43 AM, songbird wrote:

> https://poorrockabbey.com/product-category/fruitcakes/

Fifty US dollars fer a freakin' fruitcake!?

These "Poorrock" folks jes are not greedy enough. Oh, I didn't see the
$250 donation page. Never mind.

nb

notbob wrote:
....
> Fifty US dollars fer a freakin' fruitcake!?
>
> These "Poorrock" folks jes are not greedy enough. Oh, I didn't see the
> $250 donation page. Never mind.

they've done ok over the years but it was
due to never giving up.

ingredients aren't cheap for what they
make. most are 4-5lbs.


songbird

On 2018-11-12 11:16 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 11/12/2018 6:43 AM, songbird wrote:
>
>> Â*Â* https://poorrockabbey.com/product-category/fruitcakes/
>
> Fifty US dollars fer a freakin' fruitcake!?
>
> These "Poorrock" folks jes are not greedy enough.Â* Oh, I didn't see the
> $250 donation page.Â* Never mind.Â*
>

That may not be too far out of line, though it is hard to see the size
of the cakes. My fruit cake recipe gives me 4 loaf size pans. I cut
each of those cakes in half. Between the pound of butter, the the eggs,
11-12 cups of glazed fruit, a lemon, sour cream, flour, sugar, vanilla,
there is close to $40 in ingredients, about $10 per loaf pan sized cake.
The cakes in the photos look to be about twice that size. Then there is
the labour and other overheat. That $50 cake may not be too far out of
line.

I also like the dark fruitcake, but do not make it. Last year I bout
a chunk of it from my baker. IRCC is was $12 for a piece that would be
about 6x4x4. It was delicious. Buying piece instead of making and
eating a batch saved me a lot of money and calories.