"fruitcakes" news and stories

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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Fruit "cake" or fruit "confection"? Many of today's fruitcakes are judged to be too much fruit, too little cake. Take, for instance, the Harry & David's fruitcake offering - deliciously packed with nuts and candied fruits - which received a B from Health.com's taste test. Points off for the lack of cake maybe?

The company reviewed fruitcakes from five major internet sellers, rating Gethsemani Farms $27.50 Kentucky Bourbon cake as the best with a grade of A, and the little old lady in Oregon as last with a D , she of Gloria's Classic Fruitcakes. They're "dry, dense, and bitter," and sold out for the year, so you can't try them, anyway. Also rated: Holy Cross Abbey Monastery Fruitcakes and Georgia Fruitcake Company.

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