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> On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:54:07 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>>On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 10:13:40 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>
> There is not any cheddar that can live up to a good, well made dark
> fruit cake. Might do with one of those 'light' fruit cakes you have
> in the USA but not with dark fruit.

Oh I have cheese with any fruit cake. I never iced or marzipanned the
cakes, just almonds for decoration. Dundee cake!

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