On Sat 29 Oct 2005 11:41:12a, Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Curly Sue" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:43:20 +1300, Daisy >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On 27 Oct 2005 15:26:34 +0200, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu 27 Oct 2005 01:37:24a, Daisy wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>> I am given to understand that Americans are not greatly into
>>>>> festive fruit cakes, and the recipe given has only ONE egg! I have
>>>>> never made a really rich festive fruit cake without using at least
>>>>> 5 eggs.
>> <snip>
>>>I didn't understand the reason for the lack of popularity for these
>>>wonderful cakes,
>>
>> I do enjoy some when it crosses my path. It's just that fruitcake
>> rates merely "OK," and I wouldn't go out of my way to acquire any or
>> make it.
>>
>> Except panforte. Now there's a fruitcake to get excited about.
>
> Fruit cake is excellent eaten with a good cheese

I'd never heard that until you said it in another thread. Will have to try
it with the new cakes.

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