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Liberal Veteran

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17. Easy enough. Do it now. Make your masterpiece. Coat in shellac. Never have to make it again.
Sat Nov 1, 2014, 02:12 PM
Nov 2014

It's not like anyone is ever going to actually eat it.

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i started working on mine last week. you'd better hurry! they go so quickly because orleans Oct 2014 #1
I discussed the recipe with two of my kids today. I be taking dried fruit: hedgehog Oct 2014 #4
actually i was joking. i don't like fruit cake--but you make it sound quite good. orleans Oct 2014 #6
I'm looking over what I typed, and it sounds like I've already been hitting the Irish Mist! hedgehog Oct 2014 #7
(just so long as you don't be sneezing on the cheese cake...i mean fruit cake!) n/t orleans Oct 2014 #10
Using real dried fruit, they are great. That died square wtf is it stuff from the store, not so much uppityperson Oct 2014 #11
Yum! GoCubsGo Nov 2014 #18
Why not just regift the ones nobody ate from years past? pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #5
Oh Boy catnhatnh Oct 2014 #2
Never! pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #3
We have half of one left in the fridge from last year. My mother won't let me throw it out. mackerel Oct 2014 #8
If it's any consolation - I still have the Butterball turkey that our neighbor gave us last winter hedgehog Oct 2014 #12
Now shenmue Oct 2014 #9
You *make* fruitcake? malthaussen Nov 2014 #13
Why bother? sarge43 Nov 2014 #14
The only fruit cake I like is banana flavored. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #15
Mmmmmm....Banana cake soaked in rum..... hedgehog Nov 2014 #16
Easy enough. Do it now. Make your masterpiece. Coat in shellac. Never have to make it again. Liberal Veteran Nov 2014 #17
Slacker!!! pipi_k Nov 2014 #19
Now - then soak it in rum for the next two months csziggy Nov 2014 #20
This week should be fine jmowreader Nov 2014 #21
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