On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 7:06:18 AM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 03:11:33 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 7:00:33 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 2:48:37 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I LOVE fruitcake! Any kind. Usta not like "day-glw" fruits, but now
> >> > love 'em. I jes ask my local sprmkt to get some in, this holiday.
> >> >
> >> > nb
> >> >
> >> I love fruitcake as well as long as it's a white fruitcake; not a fan of the
> >> cakes that are laden with spices. Fruitcake cookies are delicious, too.
> >
> >For me it's not the spices but the molasses that makes dark fruitcake a
> >non-starter.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> Never made a fruit cake that had molasses in it!

Very common in the U.S. Here's a typical recipe:

<http://www.atcoblueflamekitchen.com/Recipes/Recipe-Box/OLD-TIME-MOLASSES-FRUITCAKE>

Cindy Hamilton