To die for.
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1 What Do You Know About Fruitcake?
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2 Yummy Link: Bourbon-Persimmon Loaves
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3 All the News That's Fit to Eat — Dec. 3, 2008
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4 Fruitcake: Love It or Hate It?
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5 Fruitcake Beats Kobayashi in Charity Eating Competition
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6 Actually Like Fruitcake? Then Check Out This Taste Test
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7 Does the Royal Wedding Make You Want to Eat Fruitcake?
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8 This Is Not Your Neighbor's Fruitcake
Yes, I know how terrible it can be to receive the dreaded brick of a fruitcake from your neighbor down the street. With indistinguishable fruit and boozy odor, the fruitcake has earned the reputation of being the worst confection to receive during Christmas . . . until now! This particular recipe is filled with dried fruit favorites like mango, apricots, cranberries, and cherries. Butter, rum, Read more
We were a little shocked at Kate Middleton's wedding cake choice: the traditional, but bland fruitcake. But I'm even more surprised that as a result of her choice, fruitcake sales have spiked in some cities! Bakeries across the US, which are usually only able to move fruitcakes during the holiday season, have seen up to 20 percent increases in sales of the booze-soaked dessert, mostly for royal Read more
Fruitcake welcomes the Christmas season each year, but the feeling isn't exactly mutual. It might just be the most-loathed dessert of all time! But KitchenDaily discovered that while the holiday dessert elicited a predictable groan from editors at the office, there are some people out there who actually enjoy fruitcake: namely, their mothers. In a brilliant move, KitchenDaily editors turned to Read more
Takeru Kobayashi, once the unbeatable star of the competitive eating world, failed to break the fruitcake eating record last Friday. This isn't Kobayashi's first fall from grace: He was beat by Joey Chestnut in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating competition and the Krystal Square Off World hamburger eating championship. To break the record, Koby had to eat more than 4 pounds and 14 ounces of Read more
In recent years, fruitcake has become one of the most hated holiday traditions. The bread-like cakes, which date back to the seventh century, are packed with candied citrus, nuts, currants, etc. and kept moist with brandy. In 19th-century England, a family's fruitcake recipe was a treasured heirloom. Today the fruitcake, with its fake fruit and neon-colored candy, is ridiculed and all but Read more
Whether it's 10 a.m. or 10 p.m., bacon has a place on the table. — Los Angeles Times The art of perfecting the English scone. — Houston Chronicle A roundup of all the new food video games that make suitable gifts for the gourmet gamer. — Washington Post The illustrious Ferran Adria talks on what's next in the food revolution. — Boston Globe There's a cocktail movement sweeping the Read more
An indie/cult classic in the making, perhaps? I'm so excited that Parker Posey is continuing to get roles and that John Waters (the mastermind behind the original Hairspray, along with Pink Flamingos, Serial Mom and others) is still hard at work creating bizarre indie films. And Johnny Knoxville is. . . also in this news item. The three are teaming up for Waters' next project, a Christmas film Read more
Even though Christmas is over, it doesn't mean you have to stop baking. Especially if life gives you a load of persimmons. When that happens, you make boozy bourbon-persimmon loaves. — Bunrab Read more
Surprise, surprise: December is National Fruitcake month! Fruitcake has a bad rap and needs love. Give fruitcake your love by testing your knowledge of it. Think you know fruitcake? Source Take the Quiz Read more
It's the most wonderful time of the year. Merry Christmas, everybody! Hopefully you're snuggling by the fireplace with close friends and family, recalling hilarious moments or the best highlights of your year. Of course, as you're sitting treeside, you'll need a smorgasbord of merry-making foods to keep the festivities going. Check out some of our Christmas favorites. Roasted Chestnuts Roast Read more
