Fruitcake is the ugly stepchild of Christmas foods. There are some who have learned to love it and there are some that just never will. 47% of people say that they would toss a fruitcake into the trash without even tasting it if they got one as a gift and 11% say that they would simply regift the cake to an unsuspecting friend or relative. With so many unwilling to make time to try to learn to like fruitcake, when you actually do come across a good one, you might not even realize it. Mondo Fruitcake is a blog that is dedicated to reviewing fruitcakes from various sources, evaluating the booziness of each cake, as well as the quality of the ingredients and the flavors.
If 47 of people really are throwing away their fruitcakes, perhaps the Mondo Fruitcake bloggers should start up a P.O. Box where people can ship those unwanted cakes. A fruitcake can last for years when stored properly and that would give them plenty of blogging fodder until next Christmas.
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12-21-2006 @ 1:09PM
Carolyn said...
come on now fruitcake is the best if made right
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12-21-2006 @ 1:18PM
Robert Sterling said...
There is nothing wrong with Fruitcakes, they are good, you cannot eat to much at one time, but nevertheless they are good. Perhaps thye should not be sold to fat people since they are the ones who complain the most and that is 60% of the population.
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12-21-2006 @ 1:33PM
Lauren said...
I've never liked fruitcake although I imagine it is probably because I have never tasted proper fruitcake but rather mass, commercialised versions. If people took the time to sought out handmade versions, I'm sure more people would appreciate them.
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12-21-2006 @ 2:01PM
THEA said...
FRUIT CAKE IS VERY GOOD. HAVE A TALL GLASS OF ICE COLD MILK WITH A SLICE OF FRUIT AND ENJOY.
JUST STOP BEING SO HATEFUL JUST BECAUSE YOU LISTEN TO ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT TRIED IT AND JUST RUN THEIR MOUTH TRY IT YOU WILL LIKE IT
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12-21-2006 @ 2:41PM
J said...
Most people I know are part of that 47% -- they say they "hate" fruitcake and consider it inedible. But how many have TRIED it? None. Not one of them. They've never eaten fruitcake, but it's such a joke of a food that they assume it's terrible.
Me? I love it. Dense, moist, fruit-filled molasses-and-rum flavored cake? What a treat. I'll take what folks don't want!
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12-21-2006 @ 3:32PM
The Old Foodie said...
I suspect it is the "haters" who bother to respond to those questionnaires, the "lovers" treat the very question with disdain.
I think that anyone who throws a fruitcake in the trash instead of giving it to someone hungry, lonely, or homeless is barely human.
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12-21-2006 @ 10:50PM
Blair said...
I was prepared to say something regarding my love of fruitcakes, and such, but that last statement by the old foodie pretty much sums up my sentiments!
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12-21-2006 @ 10:52PM
Agrees with Old Foodie said...
I agree with old foodie on the throwing out good food. Or being wasteful in any manner. Grrr!
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12-22-2006 @ 6:21AM
Gina said...
I always hated those dry fruitcakes as a kid until I helped my Mom bake a few
for a party. Mom put in so much cognac and brandy and the whole thing
turned out sooooo incredibly moist! It's the only way I'll ever eat fruitcake...
moist and sweet!
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12-22-2006 @ 3:10PM
Heather said...
Unfortunately, %47 of homeless people will throw a fruitcake in the trash as well. The homeless are just jerks that way.
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12-22-2006 @ 4:43PM
Isabelle said...
There IS a place for those wayward fruitcakes . . .
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com/2006/12/suldogs-home-for-wayward-fruitcakes.html
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