Just to be clear, these are not your everyday fruitcakes. No colored candied plastic fruit pieces have made their way into these confections. They are just dense loaves of dried apricots, dates, raisins and pecan halves, with just enough buttery allspice-laced batter to hold them all together. After baking, they are soaked in a blend of brandy and orange liqueur, wrapped snuggly in aluminum foil and shoved to the back of the refrigerator to "age" for at least a month. Many of them will then be lovingly packed into boxes and hauled to the post office for the annual fruitcake migration. Others will be gifted locally, and the rest will be consumed by us. My boys have developed a taste for these over the years, and slipping thick slices into their lunch bags makes me feel like such a good mom!
Knitting content will be back with the next post. Soon, I promise ...
A quick shout-out to kt who sent me mail over the weekend because I hadn't posted in sooooo long. It meant so much, and was, of course, the kick-in-the pants I needed. Thanks, kt!
3 comments:
Yum!!!!!!!!! I love fruitcake!
Those sound delicious! Don't you just love your Kitchenaid? We use it for our annual eggnog fest. It really makes life so much easier.
For years on each "Fall Back" day, I've thought lovingly of The Fruitcake! I love that the tradition continues -- no matter the day! xo
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