The Fruit Cake Love Hate Relationship

Well Happy Christmas everyone. Let's take a moment out of the busy day and discuss the love/hate relationship with the fruitcake. I sat down and started doing some research into this holiday tradition. Even though It's Christmas, some fruitcake will still be around, in some cases for years to come. My British grandmother had a distinct fondness for brandy soaked aged fruitcake. After she passed away my wife and I decided to make one in her honor. I think a new puppy is less work. And quite honestly, I never have been much for fruitcake myself although Granny's brandy soaked fruitcake was not too bad thanks to a liberal hand with the brandy. But there are those that covet the fruitcake. A quick look on the internet yields headings like: No Really, A Good Fruitcake, That Infamous Fruitcake or In Defense of the Fruitcake. I will admit that it has been a number of years since I have had a slice of fruitcake and as I get older my palate has changed, yes, I do like Brussels sprouts now so maybe its time to give the venerable fruitcake one more try. As long as its laden with fruit from our very own northwest fruit growers.

Thats today's Fruit Grower Report. Im Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.