Subj : 12/27 Fruitcake Day
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Dec 29 2023 12:44:07

Hi Dave,


 DD>       Title: Good Fruitcake
 DD>  Categories: Cakes, Fruits, Nuts, Booze
 DD>       Yield: 2 Fruitcakes

 RH> Best commercial fruitcake in our opinion is the Soouthern Supreme one,
 RH> out of Bear Creek, NC. They're a bit pricey but they're so much better
 RH> than the Claxton out of GA or Collins Street from TX. We picked up a
 RH> small (one pound) one this year down in Raleigh but have gone out to
 RH> Bear Creek so we could order gift baskets for family. (It's a nice

 DD> I'm not a big fan of fruitcake as fruitcake. Much prefer another
 DD> holiday tradition with fruit and nuts included. I've made this one a
 DD> few times. But not lately. It's some work and all of the folks I used
 DD> to gift with (it except for a couple) have fallen off their twigs.
 DD> Bv(=

 DD> I buy a very good version from my local Hy-Vee or from Incredibly
 DD> Delicious Bakery/Cafe.  www.incrediblydelicious.com


 DD>       Title: Holiday Stollen
 DD>  Categories: Breads, Fruits, Citrus, Nuts
 DD>       Yield: 1 Loaf

I did that a few times, but then found it just as easy to buy premade.
Not quite as good as home made but with weak wrists, it saved me from
having to knead. No, of course, the KA mixer would do a fast job of that
step.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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.... Matthew 7:20 | Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

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