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.

Once a year I treat myself to an assorted dried fruit compote... very
good over vanilla icecream, I'll add sliced orange and lemon thinking
somehow that tartness will negate the calories, of course I know that
just adds more calories. We like dried fruit as a fat free snack. We
always keep dried figs and dates.