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MrScorpio

(73,778 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:12 PM Dec 2013

Recommend a fruit cake

I'm going grocery shopping tomorrow.

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Recommend a fruit cake (Original Post) MrScorpio Dec 2013 OP

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Is this too fruity? Locut0s Dec 2013 #2

the "best(?)" fruitcakes come from Claxton, Ga NightWatcher Dec 2013 #3

Thumbs up on Claxton MizzM Dec 2013 #5

Why didn't Rum Cakes get tapped as the cake for the holidays? NightWatcher Dec 2013 #10

I agree..it does not have all those little hard fruits..if they are fruits angstlessk Dec 2013 #11

The good thing about fruit cake is that it lasts forever. Demoiselle Dec 2013 #4

Be careful with asking questions like this jmowreader Dec 2013 #6

No..No BlueJazz Dec 2013 #7

Swiss Colony? Brigid Dec 2013 #8

Not possible nt LiberalElite Dec 2013 #9

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Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

2. Is this too fruity?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:33 PM

Dec 2013

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

3. the "best(?)" fruitcakes come from Claxton, Ga

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:36 PM

Dec 2013

https://www.claxtonfruitcake.com/pages/home

Enjoy?

MizzM

(77 posts)

5. Thumbs up on Claxton

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:20 PM

Dec 2013

I am 72 years old now. When I was a little girl, my mother ordered a Claxton fruitcake every year. They have been around a very long time. I never could understand why people make jokes about fruitcake. If I had to choose my favorite cake, it would be a fruitcake. Of course, not all fruitcakes are created equal. Claxton is terrific. Hecka of a lot of calories, though.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)

10. Why didn't Rum Cakes get tapped as the cake for the holidays?

Reply to MizzM (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 10:13 PM

Dec 2013

I could/would eat my weight in rum cakes.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

11. I agree..it does not have all those little hard fruits..if they are fruits

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 10:19 PM

Dec 2013

I really enjoy that fruit cake....AND I like Green bean casserole...makes me weird!

Demoiselle

(6,787 posts)

4. The good thing about fruit cake is that it lasts forever.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:43 PM

Dec 2013

That's the bad thing about fruit cake, too.
(I've just never liked those fruit lumps in it…)

jmowreader

(53,395 posts)

6. Be careful with asking questions like this

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:24 PM

Dec 2013

You're certain to get a LONG list of Republicans.

The best fruitcake was the one that came in C-rations, but since you can't get those anymore Claxtons are very good.

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

7. No..No

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Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:28 PM

Dec 2013

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

8. Swiss Colony?

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:29 PM

Dec 2013

They've been around a while.

http://www.swisscolony.com

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

9. Not possible nt

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:46 PM

Dec 2013

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