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[foot-loose]

What about fruit cake?

[DevilsDuck]

What about her?

[foot-loose]

She's been banned anyway I guess.

[Yudster]

What about fruit cake?

Fruit cake is different. I'm talking about fresh fruit used as a "treat". Fruit isn't a treat, its something you eat because it does you good (and its not unpleasant so its preferable to spinach, which is deeply unpleasant). Therefore it does not belong on a cake.

Fruit cake in and of itself isn't a treat, its a kind of nod towards a treat but no one really likes it much.

[Boboff]

Yuds, shurrup.

Some of the best indulgences include fruit.
Pavlova, Scone Jam & Cream, Carrot Cake, Apple Turnover, Raspberry cream horn, Raspberry ripple Ice Cream! Strawberry & Cream Sponge...... Yummmmm!

I know that sometimes you say stuff, then realising you are wrong, fight really hard to prove the point that in fact you were actually correct, but on this one just give it up.

I made blackcurrant Ice cream with my own blackcurrants the other day, along with Blackcurrant Mousse, they were both lovely. I also made Blackcurrant Seedless Jam, and then 2 gallons of wine with the stuff that was left after pressing, fruit is good I tell you.

[Yudster]

All of those things are lovely, but it isn't the fruit that MAKES them lovely. Its the sugar.

I've tried hard to like fruit, but the closest I can get to it is not disliking it. I think its because I have such a sweet tooth, and a moderate to severe sugar addiction(!), but when people offer me a strawberry saying "ooh they're really sweet!" and I try it, and its NOT really sweet, its just a bit sweet at best, I get grumpy, and realistically, that is pretty much always the case these days.

I have had fabulously gorgeous strawberries but not for hundreds of years. I do deeply enjoy a really properly ripe nectarine. But unless you grow it yourself, fruit just isn't RIPE, so for me its always a disappointment.

I'm sorry Boboff. If its any consolation, I have been very careful not to pass my fruit-disappointment on to Baby Yudster, he loves the stuff. Weirdo.

[MK Chris]

I love fruit and I also have a huge sweet tooth. Alright it's not as sweet as a really nice syrup sponge, but it's still nice. Anyway, perhaps your previous enjoyment of better quality fruit has made you a fruit snob - maybe you having sampled better is reason for your current disappointments?

Also, I want that cake.

[Boboff]

Well fruit and sugar is ok isn't?

I don't like fruit, mainly becuase I spend a fortune on it, put it in a bowl for all to enjoy, and watch it go mouldy.

Fresh Strawberries need sugar adding as well as cream, don't beat yourself up about wanting it, those who enjoy them "naked" are weird indeed.

[DevilsDuck]

It's like when people try and tell me a tomato is sweet...its not!

[Yudster]

I hate it when you watch posh chefs on TV and they are talking about dessert, wibbling on about how wonderful it is because "its not too sweet" or its "tart" or it has a "lovely edge of bitterness" - * OFF! Dessert needs to be SWEET!!

........... perhaps your previous enjoyment of better quality fruit has made you a fruit snob - maybe you having sampled better is reason for your current disappointments?

Definitely. I think more "fruit nostalgiacist" than "fruit snob" though. But then I would, wouldn't I?

[foot-loose]

Fruit cake in and of itself isn't a treat, its a kind of nod towards a treat but no one really likes it much.

Then you have never had good fruit cake.

[McGuinness-89]

THE CAKE IS A LIE!!!!!!

[R94N]

What a discussion! I just Googled 'cream cake'.

[Yudster]

Fruit cake in and of itself isn't a treat, its a kind of nod towards a treat but no one really likes it much.

Then you have never had good fruit cake.

I have had fruit cake that I have enjoyed a lot, but it will never be my favourite kind of cake. My mum used to make good fruit cake. Mr Yudster makes excellent Christmas cake.

[Boboff]

I make nice Christmas cake too.
Although last year I iced them too early and they went mouldy.
Tradition is we make the cake on Hallowean, all have a stir, we use Mrs B's Grans recipe, which we found in a 1970's Hamlyn cook book when she pegged it.
Nice, but fruit cake always benefits from a good coating of soft butter!

[Yudster]

I make nice Christmas cake too.
Although last year I iced them too early and they went mouldy.
Tradition is we make the cake on Hallowean, all have a stir, we use Mrs B's Grans recipe, which we found in a 1970's Hamlyn cook book when she pegged it.
Nice, but fruit cake always benefits from a good coating of soft butter!

Our tradition started the first Christmas we were married, when at the end of October Mr Y was out of work for about three weeks and bored rigid. He wanted something to do, so I plonked Delia in front of him and told him to make the Christmas cake. It turned out the nicest one I'd ever had, so thereafter its been his job to do it. I ice it on the 23rd December at the earliest - more likely Christmas eve to be honest! Its always a last minute thing. And the best way to eat Christmas cake is with a good slug of single malk whisky and a big slice of Wensleydale cheese. Happy Christmas everyone!

[R94N]

My grandma makes good flapjacks.

[foot-loose]

Fruit cake in and of itself isn't a treat, its a kind of nod towards a treat but no one really likes it much.

Then you have never had good fruit cake.

I have had fruit cake that I have enjoyed a lot, but it will never be my favourite kind of cake. My mum used to make good fruit cake. Mr Yudster makes excellent Christmas cake.

You just contradicted yourself but, since you're a woman, I expect that of you.

[Yudster]

Did I? Sorry.

[redparrot]

Greetings from the Great White North:

It appears that in my haste to weight in on the XMR fiasco, I have failed in registering an introduction. Sorry about that. Let me make Canadian amends.

I am from Montreal, Quebec and live - for argument's sake - in Toronto, Ontario. I have a british heritage on both sides and can trace The Tree back to the Fulham football pitch (turn of the century team).

I'm not really sure what else to report or what anyone cares to know. (If you are interested in my unfiltered opinions about the XMR BBCR1 cancellation, please see the related thread).

Cheers
RP

[DevilsDuck]

its aboot time

[redparrot]

Greetings from the Great White North:

Regarding "aboot" ... I don't think I say aboot. Americans say I do. Once they point it out (after good natured laughing and pointing), they ask me to say ... roof, route, quebec, tor-on-to ... and then watch me eat with a knife and fork.

V funny ...

[foot-loose]

Canadians > Americans.

[John22]

and can trace The Tree back to the Fulham football pitch (turn of the century team).

Very interesting...welcome

[DevilsDuck]

Hmmm Gold!