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Fruit Cake in the oven
- Thread starter BriarPatch99
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I have never been able to develop a taste for fruitcake. But, Merry Christmas to you, BP!
Gator89
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atlashunter
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Could be reflection on the cooks more than the type of cake.
I don't think they were home cooked. Didn't they used to come in a Christmas tin?
Gator89
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store bought fruit cake, maybe so.
I grew up eating home made fruit cakes or purchased from a group ladies that baked and sold them as church fundraisers. I have even had fruit cake cookies!
My wife & I bake one together every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Check the recipe I posted in my fruitcake time thread, i can't imagine there being any objectionable ingredients.
atlashunter
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I probably won't go to the trouble of making one myself but if I ever have the chance to try a home cooked one I would try a slice. I do like rum so maybe I would like it.
Claxton. Brick.
Benson is another commercial brand. Nothing can touch a good homemade fruitcake.
I have a very good childhood friend who grew up with her mother making fruitcake. She hated it, her whole family hated it. She is married to a fellow who also hates fruitcake. When I retired and moved back home I offered to put her on my family & friends fruitcake list. She declined. Three years ago I got her and her husband to try a piece of my fruitcake. They were both surprised to find that they loved it and now are very happy to get one every year.
I have a very good childhood friend who grew up with her mother making fruitcake. She hated it, her whole family hated it. She is married to a fellow who also hates fruitcake. When I retired and moved back home I offered to put her on my family & friends fruitcake list. She declined. Three years ago I got her and her husband to try a piece of my fruitcake. They were both surprised to find that they loved it and now are very happy to get one every year.
Artfuldodger
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Do you use clear rum, dark rum, or spiced rum?
My mama made the best fruit cake!
She just put cherries, pineapple & pecans in it. No alcohol. ?
She just put cherries, pineapple & pecans in it. No alcohol. ?
Artfuldodger
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Years ago I thought about making an Old English type but never got around to it. I did save some ideas on the fruit but that's as far as I got. I was wanting to try and stay away from that mix of dried fruit used today. Kind of what one would use a few hundred years ago.
Fruitcake ingredients
3 cup hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, and almonds - chopped
1 1/2 pounds of an assortment of dried fruits (dried apricots, figs, dates, etc.), candied and chopped mixed peel, and glace cherries - chopped into bite size pieces. Candied pineapple.
3/4 pound of an assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries and/or cherries.
4 whole cloves, ground
6 allspice berries, ground
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Zest of one lemon, chopped coarsely
Zest of one orange, chopped coarsely
1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped
1 cup spiced rum
1 cup apple juice
Combine dried fruits, candied ginger, pineapple, and both zests. Add rum and macerate overnight.
Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices. Bring mixture to a boil stirring often, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
Fruitcake ingredients
3 cup hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, and almonds - chopped
1 1/2 pounds of an assortment of dried fruits (dried apricots, figs, dates, etc.), candied and chopped mixed peel, and glace cherries - chopped into bite size pieces. Candied pineapple.
3/4 pound of an assortment of raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries and/or cherries.
4 whole cloves, ground
6 allspice berries, ground
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Zest of one lemon, chopped coarsely
Zest of one orange, chopped coarsely
1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped
1 cup spiced rum
1 cup apple juice
Combine dried fruits, candied ginger, pineapple, and both zests. Add rum and macerate overnight.
Place fruit and liquid in a non-reactive pot with the sugar, butter, apple juice and spices. Bring mixture to a boil stirring often, then reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
westcobbdog
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I like a slice browned in a toaster then doused in butter...
I like a thick chunk while sitting in the deer stand.
The kind that we make will not brown in a toaster. Too much fruit in it for that. It is on the sticky side and would make a mess of a toaster. Mom put dates in hers cause Dad liked them. A piece of Mom's fruitcake would probably stick to a wall if you were fool enough to throw it there. LOL
Hooked On Quack
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Wow, and here I was thinking I was the only one that liked fruit cake !!!
BriarPatch99
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I have used some of each type ...this year it was
Bacardi Gold
last year it was Captain Morgan's spiced ....
BriarPatch99
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