Kitchen

[who]

Where is a place to buy a good fruit cake?

[Group 5 minus 1]

I love,love ,love good fruitcake. I do not eat it now because it has so much sugar in it. I think it would be better to order it from a catalogue. One year we tried to buy it locally and couldn't find it anywhere.

My mom used to make a fruitcake especially for my dad. It had chocolate chips, dates and red and green cherries. It was delicious.

[Poodlepet2]

Harry and David are wonderful.....Williams and Sonoma.....The Vermont Country Store has several varieties. I have never ordered their baked goods, but I have been very happy with foods that I have ordered from them before. Somebody sells a pineapple macadamia nut fruitcake that I am either going to buy or make this year! Until then, DH bought my favorite grocery store brand: Claxton. I love it with a shmear of cream cheese. Poodlepet2

[jp4]

http://www.beatricebakery.com/category/liqueur_cakes

These are delicious. Getting ready to order a couple myself.

[fromthebronx]

I think Claxton makes a pretty fantastic fruit cake, but I usually have to order it directly from them. It's almost impossible to find it in stores here in the Northeast.

[wingnut]

Assumption Abbey made by Trappist monks. Their fruitcake is better than my grandma's!

[sommertime]

The Claxton cakes are my choice. Every year our local Lion's Club sell these as a fundraiser item, so this becomes a very worthy cause for charity.

[Poodlepet2]

Hello Fromthebronx! DH went to Einstein and we moved from Morris Park to Rhinelander....I miss the Bronx-especially the Italian section with all of those wonderful cafes and restaurants....it's funny : I was just reminiscing about the good old days....there was this house that we could see from the back of our apt on Rhinelander: every December, they decorated big time-there was traffic all the way to Pelham Parkway lined up to see it! That's funny that you can't find Claxton in the NE: that's where I first became acquainted with it. I love it! Poodlepet2

[Hellodemocrat]

In my kitchen.!!

Made mine first weekend in Nov. and now it is 'jucing' with Makers Mark.

This is NOT Claxton!!!

My grandmother used to make one and we couldn't find her recipe. Finally my mom found one that matches hers and all love it.

There is a difference between homemade and the ones you buy every year. (a Big one)

[Hellodemocrat]

On 12/4/2014 Bungo said:

I love,love ,love good fruitcake. I do not eat it now because it has so much sugar in it. I think it would be better to order it from a catalogue. One year we tried to buy it locally and couldn't find it anywhere.

My mom used to make a fruitcake especially for my dad. It had chocolate chips, dates and red and green cherries. It was delicious.

choc chips, that's an idea. I have never heard of that but I may just try it. Maybe in half of next years cake.