tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post8531432827219088139..comments2023-09-30T09:20:05.241-06:00Comments on The Kitchen Witch: White Trash Motherlode:Fruitcake is whackTKWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-49221501174904637412009-12-30T21:13:38.205-07:002009-12-30T21:13:38.205-07:00Hey. Brazil nuts out of the shell are tasty.
My...Hey. Brazil nuts out of the shell are tasty. <br />My grandma makes a type of fruit cake bread that just sits there, waiting to be dumped in the trash. She complains no one eats it. Because no one would; besides it's next to all sorts of yymmy cookies and candy just begging to be eaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-54685056648847532692009-12-23T09:25:06.043-07:002009-12-23T09:25:06.043-07:00Candied fruit is the grossest thing I can think of...Candied fruit is the grossest thing I can think of and the fact that this particular fruitcake doesn't contain any booze officially makes it the worst ever. I've never tries fruitcake, to be honest, but after reading what you have to say about it I think I'll never will!Chiara "Kika" Assihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953847775099753206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-7929346792950318532009-12-22T22:51:09.005-07:002009-12-22T22:51:09.005-07:00Brazil nuts are there to bulk up the volume, imo. ...Brazil nuts are there to bulk up the volume, imo. Like the white socks in your pants. Mr. Monk has actually been asking for fruit cake because of all the pop culture references to it. He's now very intrigued. I was going to make this one, but no alcohol?! WTF?! By the way, if I put a lot of rum in it, does that mean I cannot give the cake to Mr. Monk? Such dilemma...The Absence of Alternativeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395320989489560756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-42432949050847020042009-12-22T06:43:23.376-07:002009-12-22T06:43:23.376-07:00I have never, ever passed a piece of fruitcake pas...I have never, ever passed a piece of fruitcake past my lips and I am pretty sure I never will. Guh-ross.Gibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271264528110884129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-17659816230873551512009-12-22T06:20:01.241-07:002009-12-22T06:20:01.241-07:00"Assholery...brazen Assholery!" You crac..."Assholery...brazen Assholery!" You crack my shit up!!! I will never, ever in my life understand Fruitcake. Ever. Sorry I'm behind on reading your blog...being so sick you can't look at your computer will do that to a girl. Missed you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-1846398853591909622009-12-21T15:36:15.566-07:002009-12-21T15:36:15.566-07:00with one arm tied behind my back.
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...with one arm tied behind my back.<br />thbbbbbbbbbbbb.<br /><br />I'd eat bacon fruitcake.<br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-91785302603574337072009-12-21T14:18:30.547-07:002009-12-21T14:18:30.547-07:00I will not be making this recipe. But Miller High ...I will not be making this recipe. But Miller High Life? Yeah, I have been known....Teresahttp://www.onthreekids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-6980788540909482692009-12-21T12:05:31.539-07:002009-12-21T12:05:31.539-07:00When I was a kid, an aunt would send a fruitcake t...When I was a kid, an aunt would send a fruitcake to us every Christmas. My mother would leave the box on the dining room table for what felt like weeks, flashing a dirty look at it every time she walked past it (which was often since the dining room table stood between the kitchen and the living room). She'd open it finally, snapping through clinched teeth, "Fucking fruitcake," just before she'd dump the whole thing into the garbage. It was like a wonderful Christmas ritual!Mary Poppins in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00166698177554810884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-7683229775464501852009-12-21T12:03:48.121-07:002009-12-21T12:03:48.121-07:00jc: you can arm-fart the Scorpions? I am wicked im...jc: you can arm-fart the Scorpions? I am wicked impressed!<br /><br />As for those of you who question my characterization of "bad fruit"...of course, this is just my opinion. But I find all of the "bad fruits" just too sweet for me. But you know me, I'm a salt girl. My ideal meal is bacon.TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-2400040102178794462009-12-21T11:00:38.445-07:002009-12-21T11:00:38.445-07:00That is a cake with "fruit" (and I use t...That is a cake with "fruit" (and I use that term lightly) but I stand by the axiom "No booze, not fruitcake".<br /><br />I do, however, take issue with your characterization of dates. Dates are awesome.Kate @ Savour Farehttp://savour-fare.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-37349645297213921522009-12-21T10:39:35.979-07:002009-12-21T10:39:35.979-07:00As a kid I hated fruit cake. Now, I make it once a...As a kid I hated fruit cake. Now, I make it once a year. For my dad, who grew up eating the fruitcake his dad made in his bakery. Last year I got grandpa's secret recipe and made it for my dad - he said it was just like grandpa's - success! And it didn't taste too bad, either. I agree about the alien fruit, but surely one a year won't be fatal? It makes my dad happy, so I'll keep making it. But that store bought/mail ordered stuff? Pass!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-89883892544155938002009-12-21T07:05:20.066-07:002009-12-21T07:05:20.066-07:00Now I understand my non-aversion to fruitcake. I ...Now I understand my non-aversion to fruitcake. I love dates - though usually stuffed and soaked in alcohol - and I am the one who picks the Brazil nuts out of the mixed nuts first thing. LOL - I know, as my kids tell me constantly, I am a freak!Nickihttp://www.nickisnook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-71716470135039126532009-12-21T06:59:09.561-07:002009-12-21T06:59:09.561-07:00I've always believed that aliens will take ove...I've always believed that aliens will take over the world through fruitcake, good spot there with the cherries, I'll alert the authorities.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-43646933199513390002009-12-21T06:52:41.147-07:002009-12-21T06:52:41.147-07:00Fruitcake with no booze? That's just wrong on...Fruitcake with no booze? That's just wrong on so many levels.Wendihttp://www.bonappetithon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-77182838049804400722009-12-21T06:25:01.078-07:002009-12-21T06:25:01.078-07:00I absolutely abhor fruitcake. And this one is part...I absolutely abhor fruitcake. And this one is particularly bad because it has brazil nuts (!) and NO BOOZE.<br />I've got a couple old cookbooks like your mother's....believe it or not there are a few decent recipes lurking in there!<br />Happy Holidays!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10038190964528332030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-61164297054562857862009-12-21T06:20:13.663-07:002009-12-21T06:20:13.663-07:00Oh, I am so with you on the fruitcake debate! I m...Oh, I am so with you on the fruitcake debate! I mean really, no one likes this. Ever. We also rec'd one every year as a child. It was sent from Marshall Fields department store. My family would return it for the $40. Happy Holidays, right?!?~Laurahttp://kiddiekaleidoscope.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-37898179484076583602009-12-20T23:25:50.077-07:002009-12-20T23:25:50.077-07:00Can you buy Brazil nuts separately?
My mother in...Can you buy Brazil nuts separately? <br /><br />My mother in law took a trip to the east coast not too long ago and while she was there she picked up a few gifts. She gave me a cookbook called Out of Vermont Kitchens since 1939. So many of the recipes in it remind me of the ones you put on your blog. <br /><br />I love when you do these, they always give me a good laugh! :DtheUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-41378124430391736762009-12-20T21:35:06.473-07:002009-12-20T21:35:06.473-07:00My Pops gets a second-hand big ole fruitcake every...My Pops gets a second-hand big ole fruitcake every year from his neighbor. His neighbor gets it every year from some rich weirdo in NYC. So, said neighbor comes over yesterday with the re-gift and my Pops gets all worked up and excited, pours a half bottle of Jack over the mess and sets it aside for 3 weeks. Then he eats it. He loves it. He will, no doubt, share it with my kids. All kinds of poisons mixed together! YUM!!! I love reading your rants Witchy!Mullet Overhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514985967587021135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-2707933560657379102009-12-20T20:19:01.889-07:002009-12-20T20:19:01.889-07:00I likes Brazil nuts...but I hates fruitcake. And ...I likes Brazil nuts...but I hates fruitcake. And anything with candied cherries. Ick. And this Christmas pudding thing my mom and grandma made every year--although the caramel sauce was divine. Christmas has some of the BEST--and WORST!!!--recipes of the entire year.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047395022515323715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-26760677129263763502009-12-20T19:14:52.577-07:002009-12-20T19:14:52.577-07:00We recieved our very own white trash mother load r...We recieved our very own white trash mother load recipe book in the mail the other day...a collection of hubs families favorite recipes. <br /><br />And i'm sorry...i don't do fruitcake...it is probably the only cake that I don't eat....strange????Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938575296872117269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-48155175791994675982009-12-20T14:13:46.254-07:002009-12-20T14:13:46.254-07:00You know, for the life of me, I can't think of...You know, for the life of me, I can't think of the last time I've even tasted fruitcake. Have I ever?! Surely I have, right? (Now you've made me want to go and try one.) <br /><br />I DO love pineapple. As in LOVE-love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-70818470310854465872009-12-20T09:46:33.278-07:002009-12-20T09:46:33.278-07:00Ah Fruitcake. My Aunt Slema and Uncle Jiggs would...Ah Fruitcake. My Aunt Slema and Uncle Jiggs would send us one every year. It came in a cardboard box, weighed about 20 pounds and every year put on the dessert table, only to be thrown whole in the garbage at the end of the night!<br /><br />And sorry, brazil nuts are my favorite! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-81763961822822584202009-12-20T09:17:14.681-07:002009-12-20T09:17:14.681-07:00Yeah, someone in my department passed out fruitcak...Yeah, someone in my department passed out fruitcake with some weird hard shell topping, definitely wasn't brandy though. That thing hit the trash very fast at home, and with a very loud "THUNK!". After we all had fun tappin out a beat on the hard top.<br /><br />-KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-27114909205478946442009-12-20T09:07:59.280-07:002009-12-20T09:07:59.280-07:00I have never had actual fruitcake, I think--my gre...I have never had actual fruitcake, I think--my great-grandmother would make something similar, I think, but those neon-fruits also skeeved me out at the tender age of ten.<br /><br />Dried figs, though are so NOT part of the bad fruits club--they are delicious when baked with some honey and served with goat cheese!elizabethhttp://themanhattanfoodproject.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298701075110623658.post-76483044536977922842009-12-20T01:18:57.916-07:002009-12-20T01:18:57.916-07:00Haa,haaa you need to read my blog!
I'm back an...Haa,haaa you need to read my blog!<br />I'm back and happy to be making havoc with the keyboard again...but a bit rusty so bare with me!Camilla Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864345613638162188noreply@blogger.com