tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post2591585830365357567..comments2024-03-27T11:26:55.051-04:00Comments on Vox Cantoris: Vox's well-laden Christmas FruitcakeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-36113982230786618642014-12-29T18:47:38.759-05:002014-12-29T18:47:38.759-05:00The fruitcake (with a few added chopped pecans) is...The fruitcake (with a few added chopped pecans) is so good that people who hate fruitcake are asking for the recipe, and my husband said he can never buy our (really great Texas) cake again....I have to make this every year. thank you!Mary Ann (anonymous)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-90363482575783945502014-12-26T11:01:06.302-05:002014-12-26T11:01:06.302-05:00I made a double batch. Lots of chopping and lots ...I made a double batch. Lots of chopping and lots of spirits! Added some pecans. We cut it on Christmas night....the cake is WONDERFUL! Thank you! And a blessed Christmas to you and all your readers.Mary Ann (anonymous)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-71118765347127934802014-12-11T15:25:05.391-05:002014-12-11T15:25:05.391-05:00I hate to admit it, I used store bought peel and t...I hate to admit it, I used store bought peel and then soaked all the gooey stuff off of it; but it should be diced up.Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-28889909036121290162014-12-11T13:20:37.477-05:002014-12-11T13:20:37.477-05:00I think pecans, for me anyway. Question: Do you ...I think pecans, for me anyway. Question: Do you chop the orange peel after you candy it? And do you roll it in sugar once it is dry, as recipes for candied orange peel say? Or is that just for use as a candy....? You gotta be the expert on this cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-80091553794210767992014-12-08T23:33:14.519-05:002014-12-08T23:33:14.519-05:00Absolutely! I was thinking about doing that. Walnu...Absolutely! I was thinking about doing that. Walnuts perhaps? I think you could add those with the egg and other ingredients before baking.<br /><br />Good luck with it.<br />Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-20746383859368508282014-12-08T14:59:12.307-05:002014-12-08T14:59:12.307-05:00Oh, good. I thought I was going to have to drink ...Oh, good. I thought I was going to have to drink it....:) One more thing, can one add nuts of some kind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-69120600028015534312014-12-07T08:32:06.063-05:002014-12-07T08:32:06.063-05:00Ah, now I understand.
When you remove the fruit m...Ah, now I understand.<br /><br />When you remove the fruit mixture to the bowl for the five days the beauty of it is that there is no "juice." The fruits, all dried of course, are dry no longer, they are full of the mixture of spring water, rum, brandy, port and Cointreau -- it has been all absorbed into the fruit. <br /><br />Imagine how that is going to taste in three weeks!<br /><br />Stir it daily. I made this on Wednesday and will let it ferment until Tuesday at which point the other ingredients are prepared and it will be baked, slowly. It will still age after baking.Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-67051428982388702362014-12-06T20:05:05.743-05:002014-12-06T20:05:05.743-05:00Well, you said remove the fruit mixture, and I pre...Well, you said remove the fruit mixture, and I presumed you left the liquors behind....but maybe not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-83824319071431317342014-12-06T08:37:44.070-05:002014-12-06T08:37:44.070-05:00Juice? Juice? Vox Cantorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987049370515084083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-16727386972774029982014-12-05T18:35:48.537-05:002014-12-05T18:35:48.537-05:00What can you do with the "juice" from th...<br />What can you do with the "juice" from the fruit????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-81014817041656975112014-12-05T05:22:56.303-05:002014-12-05T05:22:56.303-05:00I've loved fruitcake since I was a kid and hav...I've loved fruitcake since I was a kid and have never understood the derision it incurs every year. I was lucky to have had my mother-in-law's dark fruitcake and plum pudding to look forward to each Christmas for 20 years. Sadly, nobody seems to know where the recipes went after her death. <br /><br />In recent years I've had the pleasure of sampling the fruitcake made by my son-in-law's mother. It's a delight that would keep me from getting behind the wheel if I were to eat more than a sliver at a sitting. Since it's a once a year thing I try to make it last as long as possible. Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307116304179835358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20981956.post-28033701176947353922014-12-03T22:12:09.380-05:002014-12-03T22:12:09.380-05:00I never cared for Christmas pudding, though when I...I never cared for Christmas pudding, though when I was young making it was a big production and we were all given turns to stir the pot- it brought good luck, we were told. More towards christmas I'll start baking shortbreads and fudge and sticky buns. I rather enjoy the Christmas baking. it gets the family together in the kitchen, and away from the television.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201581440686945990noreply@blogger.com