Comments on: FRUITCAKE: Seasonal Delicacy or Worst Dessert Ever? https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/ Writer - Historian - Traveller Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 By: Sandra https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1784 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 01:59:38 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1784 In reply to Mary Harada.

Nice to hear from you Mary — My preferred holiday treat is mince pies with light flaky crusts. This year I had to make gluten free crusts — Light they are not.

]]> By: Mary Harada https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1781 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:30:11 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1781 I dislike fruitcake – always have, and probably will never try one again. I also dislike plum pudding but I love the butter and brandy sauce – when my mother served plum pudding at Christmas dinner – I was given a small dish of the sauce!

]]> By: Sandra https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1778 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:18:14 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1778 In reply to Jennifer Weinert.

And to you!

]]> By: Sandra https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1775 Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:17:58 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1775 In reply to Sonia (foodiesleuth).

I just looked up your recipe — I’m definitely going to try it next year. Thanks for the reference.

]]> By: Sonia (foodiesleuth) https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1772 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:55:00 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1772 Ah…Fruitcakes! The first time I ever had an actual fruitcake was one from Claxton, GA…I would not eat another one for years after that. Definitely doorstop candidate. Dry. Tasteless. Loaded with citron, which I don’t care for. Several years later, a woman named Alice who cooked for us when I lived in Anderson, SC, taught me how to make fruitcakes…What a difference! I have been a fruitcake lover ever since, but it has to be the ‘right’ kind of fruitcake. I have collected recipes from near and far and have loads of different fruit cake recipes…but my most favorite of all is one I developed a couple of years ago for an article I wrote for Ke Ola Magazine…An Island Tropical Fruitcake… I used a combination of recipes and a bit of creativity to come up with this one…and must admit, it is not too dense, quite tasty and has just the right amount of fruit (a combination of dried pineapple, mango, papaya, candied ginger and Buddha Hand pieces cooked in simple syrup and chopped macadamia nuts) in a light spice cake batter to which I added a dollop of sour cream which gave it the perfect balance and moistness…(Ke Ola Nov-Dec 2013 issue)

]]> By: Jennifer Weinert https://sandrawagnerwright.com/fruitcake-seasonal-delicacy-or-worst-dessert-ever/#comment-1769 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:34:11 +0000 https://sandrawagnerwright.com/?p=7298#comment-1769 Hilarious!!! Mahalo for sharing your creativity and humor. BEST wishes for 2016 and beyond dear Sandra!

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