Quote Originally Posted by sirrahbed
Fruitcake - often the topic of jokes but I make them every year and do not think I have ever gone even one of my 50+ holidays without it. I dislike any commercial fruitcakes or fruitcake candy mixes but love the recipe I learned from my mom. It is very little cake and the ingredients are pecans, candied cherries, pineapples and dates. The only spice is nutmeg. Just for grins, I got my newspaper clipping out and it is still posted online - same name, same recipe, same newspaper. Aronowitz fruitcake Any other fruitcake lovers out there?
I LOVE fruitcake. Unfortunately, I am now allergic to most of the fruit and all the nuts that make it sooooo good. It would just NOT be the same without the good stuff! Sigh.

When I was a little kid, we'd make fruitcakes as gifts for people. My big brother's job was to shell the Brazil nuts. Mine was to take a date, stuff the Brazil nut into it, then roll it in sugar - and then NOT pop it into my mouth, but put it into a bowl to be added to the mix. I don't remember what jobs the other family members had, but we were all kept busy, and Ma did the final mixing and baking.