Fruit Cake
Dec 23, 2018 10:45:02 #
This is how I feel about fruit cake. Makes a good bomb.
Note: In WWII in the pacific Theater my father was a Marine. When fruit cakes arrived in tins the tin was opened and the cake was squeezed to remove the alchohol and the cake thrown away and the alcohol was consumed.
Note: In WWII in the pacific Theater my father was a Marine. When fruit cakes arrived in tins the tin was opened and the cake was squeezed to remove the alchohol and the cake thrown away and the alcohol was consumed.
Dec 23, 2018 10:58:13 #
Dec 23, 2018 11:33:10 #
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Dec 23, 2018 11:42:03 #
I don't understand why folks don't like fruit cake, I mean it is made of candied/dried fruits, who doesn't like dates and raisins or candied pineapple. The cake is a heavy sweat pound cake and then it is soaked in alcohol. There is not a better desert in the world.
Dec 23, 2018 12:04:47 #
wmurnahan wrote:
I don't understand why folks don't like fruit cake, I mean it is made of candied/dried fruits, who doesn't like dates and raisins or candied pineapple. The cake is a heavy sweat pound cake and then it is soaked in alcohol. There is not a better desert in the world.
There's a lot of variations in fruitcake. I've had a few that were really good but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule - in my experience.
Dec 23, 2018 12:13:53 #
Al Freeedman wrote:
I felt the same way about fruit cakes, until I tried Claxton's.
Captain Al
Captain Al
Dec 23, 2018 12:26:30 #
wmurnahan wrote:
I don't understand why folks don't like fruit cake, I mean it is made of candied/dried fruits, who doesn't like dates and raisins or candied pineapple. The cake is a heavy sweat pound cake and then it is soaked in alcohol. There is not a better desert in the world.
I dislike candied fruit and raisins in baked food. I despise oatmeal raisin cookies as much as fruit cake.
Dec 23, 2018 12:44:48 #
Rose42 wrote:
There's a lot of variations in fruitcake. I've had a few that were really good but they seem to be the exception rather than the rule - in my experience.
Alcohol is the key 🤫. I soak mine in brandy for weeks - never have any leftovers.
Cheers
Dec 23, 2018 12:52:20 #
Fruit cake without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze.
A northern UK truism. A little Wensleydale or Lancashire cheese adds a 'bite' to counter the sweetness.
enjoy at christmas
A northern UK truism. A little Wensleydale or Lancashire cheese adds a 'bite' to counter the sweetness.
enjoy at christmas
Dec 23, 2018 13:23:18 #
I always heard that as "Apple pie without a squeeze is like a kiss without cheese".
(Here the local cheese was cheddar).
As far as fruitcake is concerned, I had mixed feelings about it when I was a kid. Most of the candied fruit and nuts were just fine but I never liked citron. So when I grew up I made my own fruitcake. Left out the citron. You can get cherry/pineapple mix without citron and I would use lots of raisins and several different kinds of nuts. The cake part was pretty minimal, just enough to hold the fruit and nuts together. I liked the result and used to bake a few for the local Council on Aging bake sale. They disappeared fairly quickly so there were some others who liked it too. I don't believe there were that many people who would buy a homemade fruitcake to save others from being exposed to it.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
(Here the local cheese was cheddar).
As far as fruitcake is concerned, I had mixed feelings about it when I was a kid. Most of the candied fruit and nuts were just fine but I never liked citron. So when I grew up I made my own fruitcake. Left out the citron. You can get cherry/pineapple mix without citron and I would use lots of raisins and several different kinds of nuts. The cake part was pretty minimal, just enough to hold the fruit and nuts together. I liked the result and used to bake a few for the local Council on Aging bake sale. They disappeared fairly quickly so there were some others who liked it too. I don't believe there were that many people who would buy a homemade fruitcake to save others from being exposed to it.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
Dec 23, 2018 13:37:10 #
TriX wrote:
Alcohol is the key 🤫. I soak mine in brandy for weeks - never have any leftovers.
Cheers
Cheers
We used to make a Christmas pudding that was similar to fruitcake but suet was used - not lard or oil - and after it was cooked it was wrapped and shelved for a year. It was wrapped in clean cloth first soaked in rum. Good stuff!Dec 23, 2018 14:48:22 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
Claxton's since i was a kid. my grandmother started me on them. back in the 50's
Dec 23, 2018 16:18:15 #
I forgot to mention:
The usual fruitcake is wrapped in a cloth soaked in some alcoholic beverage (rum or brandy is common) and left for a few weeks. That's because the cake is very dense and it takes a long time for the alcohol to diffuse through the fruitcake.
At one of my previous jobs we used spinal tap needles. They're a fairly large diameter needle about 3" long and they have an insert that keeps them from getting clogged when you insert them into whatever you're inserting them into. They're ideal for injecting the alcoholic beverage directly into the center of the fruitcake. That makes the diffusion process much faster, cutting a couple weeks off the total process.
I suspect these days they're hard to come by unless you know someone who works in a hospital.
The usual fruitcake is wrapped in a cloth soaked in some alcoholic beverage (rum or brandy is common) and left for a few weeks. That's because the cake is very dense and it takes a long time for the alcohol to diffuse through the fruitcake.
At one of my previous jobs we used spinal tap needles. They're a fairly large diameter needle about 3" long and they have an insert that keeps them from getting clogged when you insert them into whatever you're inserting them into. They're ideal for injecting the alcoholic beverage directly into the center of the fruitcake. That makes the diffusion process much faster, cutting a couple weeks off the total process.
I suspect these days they're hard to come by unless you know someone who works in a hospital.
Dec 23, 2018 17:47:49 #
MY favourite cake is dark damp fruitcake. as a diabetic it is forbidden to me now......groan,
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