On Sat, 12 Nov 2016 07:14:49 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 9:39:09 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Part of the reason I don't make it is because I would eat it all!
>>
>> lol. I rarely make dessert food for that same reason.
>>
>>
>> > I reckon one
>> > 9 inches in diameter would run at about $40 properly made, leaving out
>> > any money for feeding it

It can't cost $40 for one 9" fruit cake unless you're buying all the
ingredients in the smallest packages to just make the one cake. Most
fruit cake ingredients can be bought in bulk:
https://www.amazon.com/Pennant-Delux...Fruit+Cake+Mix
Buy direct, huge selection:
http://www.paradisefruitco.com/penna...-fruitcake-mix

>> I wouldn't mind spending the money for a good one but I'd have to try a
>> sliver first to make sure I liked it. As for feeding, I still have that
>> pint of bourbon that I bought 11 months ago (to make honey-bourbon bbq
>> sauce). An apple brandy sounds much better for a fruitcake to me
>> though.
>>
>> Question: Is there such a thing as apple brandy?
>> I've had peach, apricot and blueberry but never apple.
>> I've never seen it but I also have never looked for it.
>
>Calvados
>or a domestic
><http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/09/best-apple-brandy-st-george-clear-creek-koval-lairds-spirits-recommendation-which-apple-brandy-to-buy.html>
>
>Google turned up a number of other hits, but I like seriouseats.com
>
>Cindy Hamilton
>
>Cindy Hamilton