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[Elaine Koogler]

Yeah, I have a couple of recipes (modern) of a similar nature...my mother's
applesauce cake in which she used homemade preserves (fig, particularly) instead of
candied fruit, and my grandmother's orange fruitcake, which had pineapple preserves,
dates, pecans and grated orange zest in it and was glazed with a mixture of orange
juice and confectioner's sugar (when I got the recipe, I substituted a half cup of
Takara Plum Wine for half of the orange juice).  I usually get the reaction you
described!

Kiri

Philip & Susan Troy wrote:

> Susan Fox-Davis wrote:
> >
> > How many entries were in this competition?  Were the judges nasty poo-headed
> > fruitcake-haters, or just burnt-out of tasting anything at that point?  I know
> > how to get fruitcake-hating fighters to try it, just soak it in brandy or rum
> > and bring it to a "dry" event.  Deceptive on many levels, and I don't recommend
> > it to everyone, but effective.
>
> I don't know if there was some genetic or environmental deficiency among
> the judges, or if they were simply burned out. FWIW, I was the third of
> four to be judged, and they quite easily could have been somewhat jaded
> at that point, but from facial expressions and tones of voice, at least
> some of them appeared beyond making an effort. Others were almost
> unbelievably gracious.
>
> I found that starting the Fruitcake-Challenged off with a nice Irish
> Christmas Cake (often a pale pound-type cake with added fruit. and a
> coating of almond paste or marzipan, with or without an apricot glaze,
> under the traditional icing), or perhaps a real steamed plum pudding,
> either or both judiciously fed with healthful drams of The True, The
> Blushful Hippocrene, is quite helpful. They tend to adopt that "Where
> have you been all my life?" face.
>
> Adamantius
> --
> Phil & Susan Troy
>
> troy at asan.com
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