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AND FRUITCAKE!

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Look at the cute little Santas! :D

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That sort of thing in the ad is exactly why fruitcakes got a bad name. Having grown up with the homemade stuff, my family actually enjoys a good fruitcake.

I just shipped off two homemade, customized fruitcakes to family in Arizona. They love it, and I make it for them because the enjoy it so.
They have specific taste; their requirements in a fruitcake include light, not dark (no cloves), extra pineapple, pecans, (plus a few macadamias) not walnuts, and brandy, not rum or whisky (I always use real French brandies, and cure them for four weeks). Can't buy one that precise in the store!