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On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:43:53 -0500, Dave Smith
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>It's that time of year. It is a really crappy fall day here. That makes
>it a good day to spend in the kitchen. It is also the time that we have
>to start working on Christmas fruitcakes. We picked up the ingredients
>for ours on the weekend. I made two batches today. I started one this
>morning and it was done in time for me to get out to the gym for a
>while. I came home, mixed up the second batch and got it into the oven.
>It should be cooked soon. That gives it about 6 weeks to set up in time
>for the holidays.


Has anybody tried one of these:
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9319/white-fruit-cake/


I tried some one time and it was much better than ordinary fruit
cakes.

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On 2015-11-11 11:35 AM, William wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:43:53 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> It's that time of year. It is a really crappy fall day here. That makes
>> it a good day to spend in the kitchen. It is also the time that we have
>> to start working on Christmas fruitcakes. We picked up the ingredients
>> for ours on the weekend. I made two batches today. I started one this
>> morning and it was done in time for me to get out to the gym for a
>> while. I came home, mixed up the second batch and got it into the oven.
>> It should be cooked soon. That gives it about 6 weeks to set up in time
>> for the holidays.

>
> Has anybody tried one of these:
> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9319/white-fruit-cake/
>
>
> I tried some one time and it was much better than ordinary fruit
> cakes.
>



That is close to the one I make.

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On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 10:35:44 AM UTC-6, BigC300 wrote:
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> Has anybody tried one of these:
> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9319/white-fruit-cake/
>
>
> I tried some one time and it was much better than ordinary fruit
> cakes.
>
> William
>
>

That's pretty much the recipe I use with the exception
of the orange juice. I do use orange extract though.
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On Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:35:38 -0500, William > wrote:

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> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/9319/white-fruit-cake/
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> I tried some one time and it was much better than ordinary fruit
> cakes.


That's the type I prefer and if I made this recipe I'd use even less
fruit/nuts than shown.

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Look up port wine fruit cake in search.


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