tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post7142494630263329883..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: Fruitcake WeatherTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18183981990354242972008-12-19T09:46:00.000-05:002008-12-19T09:46:00.000-05:00Hey Willow,AT my school each year around Christmas...Hey Willow,<BR/>AT my school each year around Christmas we read the fruitcake story. I thought it was cool that you mentioned it.Rain Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307842343456149434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46158222042125604842008-12-18T13:19:00.000-05:002008-12-18T13:19:00.000-05:00Wow. Thanks for reminding me of A Christmas Memory...Wow. Thanks for reminding me of A Christmas Memory. I always loved that story and will have to re-read it this Christmas.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655707202985863450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-14428266670861360852008-12-16T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-16T12:34:00.000-05:00I love that story of Truman Capote's, it takes me ...I love that story of Truman Capote's, it takes me right back to childhood and unleashes my own memories somehow...Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003953004896915252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5743918448239549722008-12-16T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-16T11:29:00.000-05:00Great Capote quote! "...small and sprightly, like ...Great Capote quote! "...small and sprightly, like a bantam hen" - amazing image.<BR/><BR/>I like the first two recipes because they don't use the candied peels. Good luck with your fruitcake!Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-33910814657141031632008-12-16T03:07:00.000-05:002008-12-16T03:07:00.000-05:00I remember my mother starting her fruitcake in lat...I remember my mother starting her fruitcake in late September, and putting all the ingredients into a crock with a lid that sat on a darkened shelf. Once a week it was fed a cup of brandy to keep it moist. Hers were the best, and I haven't been able to find a commercial fruitcake to match it. Probably because of the preservatives.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-57971420065647789232008-12-15T16:36:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:36:00.000-05:00Of course, it wouldn't be a proper fruitcake witho...Of course, it wouldn't be a proper fruitcake without Mr. Haha's moonshine..... What a beautiful autobiographical story. The joy is in the journey of it, no?<BR/>"Inside myself, I feel warm and sparky as those crumbling logs, carefree as the wind in the chimney. My friend waltzes round the stove, the hem of her poor calico skirt pinched between her fingers as though it were a party dress: Show me the way to go home, she sings, her tennis shoes squeaking on the floor. Show me the way to go home..."<BR/><BR/>(I'll bring over the jelly glasses...)Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03905664184623062550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-82564523391521564142008-12-15T16:03:00.000-05:002008-12-15T16:03:00.000-05:00They have made this book into a movie and I just w...They have made this book into a movie and I just watched it. What an interesting story and a very memorable line.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841641851666258006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5069948766487617662008-12-15T11:55:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:55:00.000-05:00Lovely post about fruitcake Willow. I'm as nutty a...Lovely post about fruitcake Willow. I'm as nutty as a fruitcake..does that count?<BR/>Love Molly x<BR/>PS - I've a fab photo over on Molly's Mellow Moments, that you would just adore! Come, take a peep!Molly's Mellow Momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627532915624967065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-14426304622260872632008-12-15T11:05:00.000-05:002008-12-15T11:05:00.000-05:00For a damn fine fruitcake go to http://www.gethsem...For a damn fine fruitcake go to http://www.gethsemanifarms.org/. I get mine there every year. I saw Alton Brown's free range fruitcake episode and I keep telling myself I'm going to make it myself some day but I haven't as yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041311396688134418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73912695857052012232008-12-15T09:59:00.000-05:002008-12-15T09:59:00.000-05:00Great choice. Sets the memory in motion!Great choice. Sets the memory in motion!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65181278746527086302008-12-15T08:26:00.000-05:002008-12-15T08:26:00.000-05:00I haven't read Capote's 'A Christmas memory', so t...I haven't read Capote's 'A Christmas memory', so thank you for this paragraph.<BR/>As to fruit cake, I love it, of course!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-9251638523505764672008-12-15T07:56:00.000-05:002008-12-15T07:56:00.000-05:00I've never made one of Alton Brown's recipes but t...I've never made one of Alton Brown's recipes but they always look great.<BR/><BR/>Ah..fruitcake...The ultimate love/hate food. Now,Christmas/English Rocks. that's another story all together..Love them.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18355816886157916002008-12-15T07:26:00.000-05:002008-12-15T07:26:00.000-05:00There are some really good fruitcakes, and it take...There are some really good fruitcakes, and it takes one to know one. :) PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50806700465931160202008-12-15T06:42:00.000-05:002008-12-15T06:42:00.000-05:00I love fruitcake - I took a look at the Alton Brow...I love fruitcake - I took a look at the Alton Brown recipe but the minute I saw 'dried blueberries' I knew it wasn't aimed at someone who lives and shops in provincial France.<BR/><BR/>You'd probably be shocked at the things we've learnt to live without here. <BR/><BR/>Great post, willow. You need never fear about keeping your readers interested - you've got the knack.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38014694409322190422008-12-15T06:20:00.000-05:002008-12-15T06:20:00.000-05:00Hi Willow,I happen to have a piece of fruitcake wi...Hi Willow,<BR/><BR/>I happen to have a piece of fruitcake with me for my mid-morning sustenance. It was made by a friend and tastes delicious. It is a boiled version and I can certainly recommend it.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if you're familiar with the Scots 'Black Bun'? - a dense fruit mixture wrapped in pastry, which they eat at Hogmanay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65753401771107925012008-12-14T22:00:00.000-05:002008-12-14T22:00:00.000-05:00Libras unite and embrace our indecision! Hee hee. ...Libras unite and embrace our indecision! Hee hee. Well, we tried the first piece of cake tonight and, well, we all had seconds. Whatever recipe you make, Willow, I'm looking forward to seeing the lovely pic!Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436539725605367511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87592314853844216942008-12-14T20:50:00.000-05:002008-12-14T20:50:00.000-05:00My roommate and I made little fruitcakes a few yea...My roommate and I made little fruitcakes a few years ago. They were delicious because we used top notch ingredients (including the brandy). We included yummy stuff like candied ginger. They were so good. Every recipient of our cakes asked for more.<BR/><BR/>Yum!!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-53856934550455222402008-12-14T19:29:00.000-05:002008-12-14T19:29:00.000-05:00Willow,I like fruitcake.I think today qualified as...Willow,<BR/>I like fruitcake.<BR/>I think today qualified as a fruitcake day.<BR/>relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42541462218910823322008-12-14T18:40:00.000-05:002008-12-14T18:40:00.000-05:00A Christmas Memory is one of my favorite Capote tr...<I>A Christmas Memory</I> is one of my favorite Capote treasures. What a talent he was.MauritaMasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748469998492694991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-17404688441828111442008-12-14T17:02:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:02:00.000-05:00This is one of my favorite stories - was going to ...This is one of my favorite stories - was going to do a post about it - you pipped me at the post.<BR/>Used to have the kids (9th graders) draw pictures while I read to them........<BR/>Sadly, I totally hate the taste of fruitcake though my mother made a good one - according to those who know about these things.....<BR/>Dried fruit is so sad in comparison with REAL fruit.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-70574563661594250872008-12-14T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:45:00.000-05:00The first Capote I read was 'In Cold Blood' which ...The first Capote I read was 'In Cold Blood' which gave me such a wrong impression of him as a writer. When I found his earlier novels and stories i was astonished and completely taken with him.<BR/><BR/>My mom made a wonderful fruitcake filled with nuts and doused in rum. Alas I do not have the recipe.<BR/><BR/>Ohhhhhh, why did I not know that Libra's are indecisive????? So that's my problem. I thought it was a character flaw. Hmmmmm......sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25424201225266946162008-12-14T16:02:00.000-05:002008-12-14T16:02:00.000-05:00Nigella Lawson has one that I've been intending to...Nigella Lawson has one that I've been intending to make. But...where's the time going????Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44154346462740622162008-12-14T15:49:00.000-05:002008-12-14T15:49:00.000-05:00Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is my own perso...Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is my own personal little Christmas tradition - I watch the movie every year - actually tasted some fruit cake I liked last year - it was more raisiny I think.Jeane Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027843717050683473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63357748155050999882008-12-14T15:40:00.000-05:002008-12-14T15:40:00.000-05:00I'm not a big fruitcake fan but my grandmother use...I'm not a big fruitcake fan but my grandmother used to make fruitcake cookies that I loved. The little cookies were "just enough." I wish I had her recipe!Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-15486709016686596992008-12-14T14:37:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:37:00.000-05:00I remember someone giving us a fruitcake as a chil...I remember someone giving us a fruitcake as a child, but I don't remember tasting it. The only fruitcake that I remember tasting was my mother-in-law's. It was a special memory for me, and I haven't been able to taste one since she passed on. I will have to try one of these recipes in her memory. Thank you.Kat Hendleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987279515857823848noreply@blogger.com