Recipe: Dark FruitcakeDark Fruitcake Makes three 8-inch loaf cakes Note: Grinding the spices yourself makes the flavors really pop. 1 1/2 cups dried sour cherries 1 cup pitted dates 1 cup dried ...

The dark fruit cake was made by Ann’s grandmother, who baked three layers of cake about two months prior to the wedding so it could age and then a baker decorated it.

Dark rums are a drinker's joy, aged in oak barrels and mixed to provide smooth, nuanced flavours and smells. So pick up a few bottles from these rum companies and discover for yourself why rum is ...

Fruitcake, that darling of regifters, is a dense, heavy ceremonial cake commonly appearing during the holidays. It contains candied and dried fruits, citron, candied fruit rinds, nuts, spices ...

Couple Celebrates 61st Anniversary Still Eating Original Wedding Cake Ann and Ken Fredericks of Satellite Beach, Florida, still indulge in the tasty tradition after 61 years of marriage.

‘Tis the season for friends, family, fun and well, um, ah — fruitcake. Yes, fruitcake. This year National Fruitcake Day takes place on Dec. 27. Yes, I know it is a heavy subject for the… ...

* Jane Parker Dark Fruit Cake ($6.98 for 1-pound box). Veteran shoppers will remember Jane Parker (baked goods) and Ann Page (spices and condiments) as the flagship brands of A&P supermarkets ...

The fruitcake's ancestry might be traced to medieval Europe. In that dark period, peasants and royalty alike celebrated undeservedly fruitful harvests with dark fruitcake. Stern times called for ...

I found real fun in taking liberties with traditional fruitcake recipes, particularly in curating the cake’s contents: To the dark fruitcake, I added dark fruit—prunes, dried sour cherries ...

The Holiday Fruit Cake recipe is from “Crisco’s Favorite Family Foods Cookbook.” The Dark Fruitcake, Janice Pike’s White Fruitcake, and The Italian Thyme and Fig Fruitcake recipes are from ...