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Thanks to this technique, colonists were able to keep fruit from the summer harvest to use in their Christmas confections, and fruitcakes became one of the most popular seasonal desserts.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

For many monastic communities, especially those devoted to contemplative life and with vows of poverty, producing cookies, fruitcakes, even beer for sale is the only means to keep the lights on.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023

“Fruitcake is interesting,” says Rick Meyer, president of the Beatrice Bakery Co., a Nebraska company whose popular fruitcakes are made from a family recipe that dates back to 1917.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2023

I love to feature the single-origin spices of the companies Diaspora or Burlap & Barrel in my fruitcakes.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

It makes me dream I’m eternally rolling icing for fruitcakes, believe it or not.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein