bistoury wrote:
> I don't seem to understand why you constantly placed so much whiskey on
> the or in the cake at the beginning.
> What sort of whiskey did you use? We always use Bushmills Irish but add
> it at the very end.
> This is a very strange recipe.

Let me explain:

> >>orison wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Holiday Fruit Cake Recipe
> >>>
> >>> You will need the following: A cup of water, a cup of sugar, four
> >>> large brown eggs, two cups of dried fruit, a teaspoon of salt, a cup
> >>> of brown sugar, lemon juice, nuts, and a bottle of whiskey.
> >>>
> >>> Sample the whiskey and check for quality.

Clear so far? BTW, you can omit the water if you take whiskey neat.


> >>> Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again. To be sure it is the
> >>> highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat.

Follow? Three cups whiskey and one cup water (optional). Hint: don't put
whiskey in bowl.


> >>> Turn on the
> >>> electric mixer, beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

That's one large fluffy bowl with butter in it, but no whiskey.


> >>> Add
> >>> one teaspoon of sugar and beat again.
> >>>
> >>> Make sure the whiskey is still okay. Cry another tup.

Okay, now so far that's four cups of whiskey, but none of it in the bowl. I
don't know why nobody likes fruitcake!!


> >>> Turn off the
> >>> mixer. Beat two leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of
> >>> dried fruit. Mix on the tuner. If the fired druit gets stuck in the
> >>> beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
> >>>
> >>> Sample the whiskey and check for tonsisticity.

Total: 5 cups of whiskey, none of it in the bowl. Check for tonsisticity now
(turn off the mixer first).


> >>> Next, sift two cups
> >>> of salt. Or something. Who cares? Check the whiskey. Now sift the
> >>> lemon uice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Spoon. Of sugar of
> >>> something. Whatever you find.

Six cups of whiskey, sans bowl, so far (the additional salt will help cover
that up).


> >>> Grease the oven.

There's nothing like a shiny oven!


> >>> Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees.

360 degrees if you use a round. ROTFL!!


> >>> Don't forget to
> >>> beat off the turner. Throw the bowl out of the window. Check the
> >>> whiskey again and go to bed.

I had someone come in and check me the next morning, by which time I was
totally baked.