On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:14:53 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-11-24 9:49 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>> I liked fruitcake when I was a kid and anything sweet was good.
>>
>> I stopped liking fruitcake when I grew up.
>
> I always liked it.
>
>>
>> I resumed liking fruitcake when I started making light fruitcake using
>> dried fruit rather than candied fruit. I haven't bothered making it in years
>> since I have nobody to give it to, my husband doesn't like it, and I
>> don't need the calories.
>
> Between the butter and the sugar I can't eat it anymore. I used to make
> two batches each year, eat some and give some away. Actually, I ate a
> lot of it and Christmas season usually saw a 5 pound weight gain. This
> year I will make just one batch and give it to by brother and a few
> friends who love it.

I used to make the traditional, heavy xmas cake, as many as six at a time
for gifts, injecting them with brandy using a hypodermic. But, like mince
pies, most will eat a token piece at xmas and the rest goes uneaten. I love
it but it's too calorific.