Photo Du Jour
Ah, yum, nothing better than a well made fruitcake! Funny that so many people can’t stand them. Maybe that’s because they’ve never had a good one?
I feel ‘fruitier’ just looking at it. My Mom made a fruitcake that was moist (brandy,rum?) and chock full of nuts and candied fruit—very little actual ‘cake’. Delicious. I never understood people bitchin’ about Christmas fruitcake—until I tasted the dehydrated rhinoceros turds that most folks think of as fruitcakes.
Posted by Oink
04/10/2006 at 06:21 PM
OCM still owes me $50 because President Bush ravaged John Kerry reminiscent of Jinjis Kahn.
“Speakin’ of fruitcakes, how ‘bout the government?
Your tax dollars at work.”We lost our Martian rocket ship
The high paid spokesman said
Looks like that silly rocket ship
Has lost its cone shaped head
We spent 90 jillion dollars trying to get a look at Mars
I hear universal laughter ringing out among the starsChorus:
Fruitcakes in the galaxy (Fruitcakes in the galaxy)
Fuitcakes on the earth (Fruitcakes on the earth)
Struttin’ naked towards eternity
We’ve been that way since birth
Half-baked cookies in the oven (Cookies in the oven)
Half-baked people on the bus (People on the bus)
There’s a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us--Spoken:
“Religion! Religion! Oh, there’s a thin line between Saturday
night and Sunday morning. Here we go now.
Alright, alter boys.”Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima Culpa
Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima CulpaWhere’s the church, who took the steeple
Religion is in the hands of some crazy-ass people
Television preachers with bad hair and dimples
The god’s honest truth is it’s not that simple
It’s the Buddhist in you, it’s the Pagan in me
It’s the Muslim in him, she’s Catholic ain’t she?
It’s the born again look its the WASP and the Jew
Tell me what’s goin on, I ain’t gotta clue
J. Buffett
FruitCake Wars: It’s an old-school fruitcake showdown between Eminem and Fred Durst, with a special appearance by Aunt Jemima.
Second part: Fruitcake freestyles from Fred, Aunt Jemima, and Eminem. (1.5 MB)Bon Appetit http://cookingwithbigfoot.com/episode10.html
Posted by Z Woof
04/10/2006 at 07:17 PM
Homemade fruitcake is the best, at least when made with quality ingredients and a good cook...and yes, the ones made with very little *cake* are the best
Has anyone ever had Claxton Fruitcake? Those are the only decent Fruitcakes you can purchase...They are made in Claxton, Georgia
Posted by SouthernDoll
04/10/2006 at 07:37 PM
Z,
I wondered if anyone would pop up with Fruitcakes. I am a Parrothead. Too bad he’s such a damn liberal!
I agree, Drew & Oink. There’s nothing better than a homemade one, especially if you make it yourself.
Ooops! I almost forgot to include the recipe.
I like the first recipe the best Jester! The second one doesn’t look bad either, though I seem to remember that there should be some ginger in there somewhere?
Egad, exchanging fruitcake recipes on BMEWS. What has the world come to? See how good we all are Skipper?
You know, I am one of those poooooor souls that never had a good fruitcake. In fact this picture made me throw up in my mouth just a little. But, I might try Mr. Christians cake. I have tried something similar (sans the fruit) and it was very, very good. His kinda makes me wonder if you wouldn’t go blind after eating it leaving all the fruit sitting in sugar for a month...but maybe that is part of the charm.
Melissa in Texas: You are BMEWS’s 800th member, welcome. Yes, Jimmy “thinks” he is a Democrat. Jimmy was giving FREE concerts to help “Caster the Disaster” beat my main man, “Mel the Uniter” Martinez during the 2004 election. The problem for Jimmy was everybody got drunk and did something other than vote for that loser Democrat Caster.
My son said, “I go to Jimmy’s concerts for free then I voted for President Bush. It’s a pretty good deal.”
Skipper: Why don’t you give Melissa a beautiful avatar and throw a 800th Member Party. I predicted the 800th member was going to be a stinkin’ Liberal like OCM
I’m glad I was wrong.
All alone in the edge of the water
Hidin’ out by the Sea of Cortez
With my sketch pads and Flairs
Tapes and battery sparesIt’s just no comprehendo to what everyone says
Time alone seemed to work well for Faulkner
Time away seems to work for the kid
Life and ink they run out at the same time
Or so said my old friend the squidYes if I could just get it on paper tonight
I could tell you what I think I did. J. Buffett
The IRS clamped down on the Florida Democratic Party for TAX EVASION. They were stealing their own employees Social Security tax (Ponzi-Scheme), damn crooks. Now the Florida Democratic Party is running the FRUITCAKE in charge of all the stealing for Governor. That’s the reason that our Governor Jeb called Democrats, “Pathetic.”
Jeb also said that the Democrats are soo bad that they endanger the 2 Party Political System.
Posted by Z Woof
04/11/2006 at 06:36 AM
How come when I look at a fruitcake I keep seeing Harry Ried?
Posted by ticketplease
04/11/2006 at 07:24 AM
I believe the Trappist Monks or somesuch group in KY make a kickass-Fruitcake. Delivered to your door, but order early. It ain’t cheap. I think the point of using candied fruit is that in the Olden Days that’s all the people had available in mid-winter. All the ingredients could be preserved—same as my Kentucky Dad’s Half-Moon dried apple pie he got as a treat on his B’day Jan 7th. That’s another item people bitch about, but is very good when prepared right.
Posted by Oink
04/11/2006 at 07:58 AM
Z,
Thank you for the warm welcome! Hmmm, what was that song..I’m lookin’ for a smart woman in a real short skirt..
Jimmy Buffett
Wish I could have been at one of those concerts! Backfired on ol’ Jimmy.
Some days I long for a nice beach and a margarita! When I get too frustrated at the office, I plug in some Jimmy and conga around the office. My assistant just looks at me like I have lost my mind.
I am very impressed with Jeb. Must be in the genes.
Skipper there seems to be a distinct lack of nuts in that fruitcake! Oh and btw I recommend a big glass of The Macallan single malt scotch (no ice you heathens!) along with a big slice of Dundee cake.
No ICE!?!? Why that’d be like gasp not putting ice in your wine!
(yes LBJ, I know the nasty-ass joke you Brits tell on us Americans)
Posted by Oink
04/11/2006 at 10:57 AM
Melissa, If I Could Just Get It On Paper
(From the album “SOMEWHERE OVER CHINA")Yup, Jeb is a good guy. The St. Pete’s Times wants Jeb to run for US Senator but Jeb says he doesn’t care if the Pope asks him to run for the Senate, he won’t do it.
The St. Pete’s Times is afraid Jeb will run for President in ‘08. I hope he does.
After Katrina the Nation needs a good Hurricane and Tsunami President.
Bushes forever and ever, amen.
Posted by Z Woof
04/11/2006 at 11:57 AM
Oinks a fruit? out of that closet at last
Got a place in Corsicana, TX that makes fruitcakes. Every time I go through there I stop to have coffee (good coffee, too) and a piece of cake or something from their bakery. They’ve been there for years.
OTOH, I used to think that there was only one fruitcake. It lived at my grandmother’s house and we got to see it every Christmas. No one ever took a slice of the darn thing. I think I was a teenager before I was brave enough to ask why it was there when no one ate any of it. If I remember correctly, I was told, “I have it because your grandfather says it isn’t Christmas without a fruitcake.” They are both gone these many years and I’m still trying to figure out what that meant.
I like a good fruitcake and have never understood the fruitcake jokes. Maybe most people have just never had a good fruitcake—I know that I’ve had some bad ones.
The best fruitcakes in the world are made by Collins Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas. They are 27% Texas pecans by weight and are delicious (especially if you soak it in rum a week or two before you eat it).
Michael McCullough
04/11/2006 at 10:40 AM
Next entry: The Intifada, Version 2.1
Previous entry: Global Warming Stopped in 1998