It's That Time Of Year Again....Fruitcake....Bring It On

Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines fruitcake as “a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits and spices. It seems that something that gets as much attention as fruitcake does, deserves so much more. Comedians around the world have blasted fruitcake for years. Johnny Carson used to say that there was really only one fruitcake in the world and that it just kept getting re-gifted from one family to another. In Manitou Springs, Colorado they hold the annual fruitcake toss to see who can fling one the farthest. A person who is considered mentally unstable was sometimes said to be “ nutty like a fruitcake.” I have a lapel button that reads, “Get Even, Give Fruitcake.” I was raised on fruitcake but it was the homemade variety not the kind purchased in your local drug store or “big box store” as they call them today. If you ever had the displeasure of eating one of those things, I don’t blame you for despising the beast. The stores that sell the cheap fruitcakes should be held accountable and legally liable for the injustices dealt to the few good fruitcakes in this world. There are a handful good fruitcake bakers in the business and I raise a glass to them honoring their bravery for entering into such a cloak and dagger business. The ingredients to make a good fruitcake are expensive. This is not a product where you want to scrimp on the ingredients. Consequently, it’s a tough product to sell at the price they need to charge. I am a lucky guy. My wife makes, what I consider, the Worlds Best Fruitcake. Normally the recipe is a heavily guarded secret, like the Bush Family Recipe for their Bush’s Baked Beans. I, like their dog Duke, am prepared to divulge the family secret recipe. This is my gift to our web readers and the entire world. All you need to do is go to our “Recipe Of The Week” section on this site and you will possess the key to making a good fruitcake or two. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

 

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