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Originally Posted by carolyn137
The recipe my mother used for fruit cake came from my Grandmother Male and it was passed down by her ancestors when they came to the US from England.
I don't have a recipe to give,but in general,the batter was mixed,fruits and nuts added, steamed,then when cool wrapped in gauze, put in our then cool pantry,taken out about once a week, and basted with whiskey or whatever,it could also be Scotch, since my father plowed driveways near us in the winter and would be given a bottle of this or that as a Xmas present even though he didn't drink hard stuff.
It was made by Thanksgiving time to be ready for Xmas.
Carolyn,who also still has a wonderful box of Xmas that has a picture depicting folks bringing their fruit cakes on sleds to a hole in the ice and dumping them in.
That's Edward Gorey for you for those who know about him.  
https://www.google.com/search?q=Edwa...&bih=815&dpr=1
And yes I have cards of several of his illustrations,I love them all. |
Wonderful story Carolyn.
My goal this year is to make all the things I love and cant by in the stores anymore for Christmas.
I will forgo the big meats and head right into the sweets.
Fruitcake.
Mincemeat pie top of the list.