For Eugenius, the only person I know who actually LIKES fruitcake

Texascooking.com: Fruitcake Subculture Conspiracy:

"Somewhere in the recent past, society took a turn and a long-standing holiday tradition was transformed into a joke. So complete was this societal change that those daring to speak up for or defend fruitcake were virtually stoned by an angry mob. Fruitcake lovers were outcast, rejected and ridiculed by popular culture. So vitriolic was the anti-fruitcake feeling that those with differing views were forced to quietly seek out others who, like them, still appreciated the fruitcake. Soon, the outcasts began to find each other, and so, the fruitcake subculture was formed."

Failure Magazine: Bad Reputation: Forget the Jokes, Fruitcake is serious business-

"According to John, the fruitcake began to get a bad name when people "started getting down on drinking and driving." He claims that a wine company began taking shots at fruitcake in order to divert attention from the problem of holiday drunk driving."


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Recipes:

Alton Brown: Free Range Fruitcake

Emeril Lagasse: Creole Christmas Fruit Cake with Whiskey Sauce

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