National Fruitcake Day 2022

I have liked fruitcake my entire lifetime.

While I admit to being a 'fruitcake bigot' as it were early on, I am happy to report a cultivation for the various flavors afforded by different recipes I have been permitted to taste over the years.

The candied fruit and nuts permeating a fruitcake appeal to me personally. My exposure to less mainstream recipes happened over time primarily from interacting with coworkers.

I recall my mother making fruitcakes then steeping them in rum and recalling how I couldn't taste the booze at all.

I also once had a piece of fruitcake that burned all the way down.

•  I like dark cakes.

•  I like light cakes.

•  I like any combination of more fruit and more nuts.

•  I like any combination less fruit and less nuts.

•  I even like those more exotic varieties.

Things like cakes that don't appear as the traditional 'fruit cake' ... such as those my late grandma Ida used to make from time to time and set upon the dinner table.

Today is National Fruitcake Day. Whether you're a fan of the mainstream fruitcake or one of those exotics December 27 is your day to get out there and experience those flavors which piqued my interests early on.

Happy National Fruitcake Day !