A well made fruitcake is a joy to receive and give. A bad one is the pits!! And there seems to be more bad ones that good.
And no wonder. Take a look at the ingredient list on the packages of some fruitcakes in the stores. The first ingredient for many is sugar, followed by flour. Where's the fruit? Oh yes - the half dozen candied cherries might qualify as the fruit. No wonder fruitcake has such a bad rep.
The Best Fruitcakes have only enough "cake" to hold them together. That means they are really and truly deserving of the name fruitcake. And they are yummy. And they are expensive!
Why not make your own??
20 cups of mixed dried fruit - raisins, dates, prunes, currants, and other dried fruit - you decide what you want in and what you want to leave out. Discard any pits. Add 2 cups of whiskey, brandy, or rum (optional)
Chop up fruit into small pieces and mix together in a large bowl.
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