Ophelia wrote:
> "graham" wrote in message news > On 2017-08-12 7:52 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 12 Aug 2017 05:46:16a, Boron Elgar told us...
>>
>>> On Sat, 12 Aug 2017 00:06:53 -0400, Travis McGee
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> 106-year-old Antarctic fruitcake found, might be edible
>>>> Newly discovered artifact of South Pole expedition in
>>>> 'excellent
>>>> condition'
>>>>
>>>> By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 12:43 pm, Friday, August
>>>> 11, 2017
>>>>
>>>> A 100-year-old fruitcake was recovered on Cape Adare in
>>>> Antarctica.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ALL fruitcake should be sent to the South Pole.
>>>
>>
>> I have always liked really good homemade fruitcake,
>> especially if it is
>> chock fulll of dried and candied fruits, peels, and nuts, and
>> generously "fed" with your choice or combination of rum,
>> brandy, wine,
>> etc. First wrapped in muslin, then plastic wrap, then
>> foil, and stored
>> in an airtight container. Our family always baked them in
>> the Fall of
>> one year, to be consumed in the following year. They
>> should be fed at
>> least monthly. They can be stored in a really cold pantry or
>> refrigerator, or even frozen once the "feeding" has been
>> completed.
>>
> I used to make them and used a hypodermic to inject them
> with brandy:-)
> Graham
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I had a few slices of a some store bought cakes ( 40-50
years ago) that were not too bad, but not especially good. I
probably never had a _good_ fruitcake. Some of them were
pretty bad, but given as gifts, in those little tin
containers with fanciful images. One must not complain to
the giver.

The brandy or cognac would definitely be a flavor enhancer
to complement the fruit content of the cake. Good cognac
always goes with fruit.

Several years back, I received a gift from a retired US army
colonel (He bought it at a costco store) ... It was a type
of fruit candy, and the best candy I ever had. I have never
found it again, despite many searches.