On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:13:40 -0000, "Ophelia" >
wrote:
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> It always makes me smile when I read here that people have started making
> fruitcakes. Many years ago I was making mine, and an American said to me,
> 'Do you all make these and give them to each other?' )

In general, Americans don't like fruitcake and equivocate them with
doorstops. I like to make my own, so I can have more cake than
fruit... because that's the way I like it and I prefer the blonde
style over brunette. Unfortunately, I'm the only one in my family
that likes fruitcake so I'm left eating it on my own. As a result, I
don't make them anymore.

One thing I'd like to do someday is try fruitcake English style with a
slice of cheddar cheese.

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sf