tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post2721567013964185264..comments2024-03-28T10:07:27.559+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Boiled Fruit CakeJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60528127423876649292015-08-06T02:31:43.023+00:002015-08-06T02:31:43.023+00:00I also like fruitcake. My Gram made one nearly eve...I also like fruitcake. My Gram made one nearly every year for Christmas. I never got her recipe, and the last year she was lucid, she told me it had gotten so expensive to get all the ingredients and no one seemed to care for it much anymore, she decided not to bother. <br /><br />I suppose I should try making one myself.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44925549972259136862015-08-03T12:46:49.321+00:002015-08-03T12:46:49.321+00:00That's what I was yesterday in the heat. A bo...That's what I was yesterday in the heat. A boiled fruitcake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71805296076821355422015-08-03T11:28:11.514+00:002015-08-03T11:28:11.514+00:00In our family we say that almond paste tastes like...In our family we say that almond paste tastes like cockroaches. Yuk !Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34625566559558031972015-08-03T09:48:37.423+00:002015-08-03T09:48:37.423+00:00Have you ever thought of just entering the flowers...Have you ever thought of just entering the flowers from my garden section and leaving it at that? Your energy leaves me feeling exhausted.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81733837142818498872015-08-03T07:43:59.518+00:002015-08-03T07:43:59.518+00:00I'll be out in the Polytunnel molly coddling m...I'll be out in the Polytunnel molly coddling my entries later ;-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57069535518043186742015-08-03T06:51:47.542+00:002015-08-03T06:51:47.542+00:00I have a Cardiganshire recipe for a boiled fruit c...I have a Cardiganshire recipe for a boiled fruit cake which never fails and is a wonderful last-minute substitute for a Christmas Cake, as you would never know it was just made yesterday! It has a tin of crushed pineapple in it and is so moist and . . . . dammnit, I am going to have to make one again now!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23089181625666896252015-08-03T05:26:51.173+00:002015-08-03T05:26:51.173+00:00I'm going to attempt beetroot and chocolate br...I'm going to attempt beetroot and chocolate brownies this week. Probably be a disaster but you have to try these things.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41081291649226912492015-08-03T05:18:54.620+00:002015-08-03T05:18:54.620+00:00Yes to the almond paste and icing !Yes to the almond paste and icing !angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9172270703974525652015-08-03T05:18:00.185+00:002015-08-03T05:18:00.185+00:00Me too !
I use to make one with homemade candied p...Me too !<br />I use to make one with homemade candied peel from the fruit of my citrus trees.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83930945176365980422015-08-03T05:13:06.313+00:002015-08-03T05:13:06.313+00:00Nice to see all the fruitcake lovers !
With coffee...Nice to see all the fruitcake lovers !<br />With coffee in the afternoon, lovely.<br />Anne, I am almost the farthest I could be from you. <br />I live in the wild wild west in Tucson, Arizona next to the very porous border with Mexico.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51377867952596314382015-08-03T02:57:13.802+00:002015-08-03T02:57:13.802+00:00I did not know that so many of us still loved frui...I did not know that so many of us still loved fruitcake!Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48613118797656907892015-08-03T02:08:47.105+00:002015-08-03T02:08:47.105+00:00I keep a tin of kit kats and orange club in my fri...I keep a tin of kit kats and orange club in my fridge...Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30974080276042974032015-08-03T01:15:35.844+00:002015-08-03T01:15:35.844+00:00Well, count me in as a fruitcake lover! If you wi...Well, count me in as a fruitcake lover! If you win, or not, will you share your recipe?Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25865382627990534062015-08-03T01:02:36.682+00:002015-08-03T01:02:36.682+00:00I like fruitcake, extra cherries please I like fruitcake, extra cherries please Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39274887772156215552015-08-03T00:55:15.510+00:002015-08-03T00:55:15.510+00:00I LOVE real homemade fruitcake but it MUST have al...I LOVE real homemade fruitcake but it MUST have almond paste and icing on top and down the sides, that's the best part, and hopefully your doggies wouldn't nibble.<br /><br />Mary - Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24783397585682943922015-08-03T00:26:43.247+00:002015-08-03T00:26:43.247+00:00How did the fruitcakes turn out? The ingredients l...How did the fruitcakes turn out? The ingredients look good, so they must be great!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80162365910258563012015-08-03T00:16:04.112+00:002015-08-03T00:16:04.112+00:00My husband adores fruitcake. Everyone teases him a...My husband adores fruitcake. Everyone teases him about it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81491382737908588542015-08-02T23:23:43.300+00:002015-08-02T23:23:43.300+00:00Oooh Linda, that does sound good .. lots of cherri...Oooh Linda, that does sound good .. lots of cherries is not a bad thing.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-85502091365621986562015-08-02T23:18:52.157+00:002015-08-02T23:18:52.157+00:00With homemade fruitcakes you can do the fruits you...With homemade fruitcakes you can do the fruits you prefer. Also the spices control and these are very good ....I like ones with a light color batter and lots of cherries in it. I smell a first place. Linda Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706004604567190617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6855514110555888002015-08-02T23:12:49.062+00:002015-08-02T23:12:49.062+00:00I think it would be lovely if someone does the mix... I think it would be lovely if someone does the mixing and the boiling and then sends each of us a slice. or spoonful. I won't be piggy. Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66363159953303344682015-08-02T23:10:32.142+00:002015-08-02T23:10:32.142+00:00Better keep an eye on Winnie after it's done. ...Better keep an eye on Winnie after it's done. Or does she only like gingerbread?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1977216485098809352015-08-02T23:09:36.751+00:002015-08-02T23:09:36.751+00:00My grandfather was a Scot. His DNA was iffy. or so...My grandfather was a Scot. His DNA was iffy. or so they say in certain parts of the family.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57679127698321969422015-08-02T22:55:31.659+00:002015-08-02T22:55:31.659+00:00You forgot the 56 minutes, which is nearly an hour...You forgot the 56 minutes, which is nearly an hour. Not fast roads though. AA route planner times are fairly accurate, I find, not that I travel long without breaks, however (except between Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons).Andrew MacLaren-Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275686573421308677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72198325424288077372015-08-02T22:55:16.146+00:002015-08-02T22:55:16.146+00:00Hang on, Mary Berry IS a boiled fruit cake!Hang on, Mary Berry IS a boiled fruit cake!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37835479880535137912015-08-02T22:46:52.628+00:002015-08-02T22:46:52.628+00:00You boil the fruit before you add the flourYou boil the fruit before you add the flourJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com