On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:26:35 -0400, Lucretia Borgia
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:10:01 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>
>>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 love it but stopped making one for Xmas after David died cos I could
>have easily eaten a whole one myself with aforementioned weight gain.
>Now I have a friend who makes wonderful fruit cake and she will
>deliver it on Friday, we'll have lunch and I will give her a pair of
>hand knit socks and a knitted catnip mouse for her cat.
>
>I make mince pies at Xmas as my kids wouldn't feel it was Xmas without
>them.
>>
>>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.

The heels in the few socks I tried didn't turn out so good. I made
mince pie once with venison. It was O.K. but not a big hit. I
haven't tried mince since then.
Sounds like you're busy for the holidays.
Janet US