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phoebe7165 · 11-22-2005, 09:54 PM

I got this catalog in the mail from a company called The Swiss Colony. For those not familiar with them, they sell sausage & cheese products, I guess kind of like Hickory Farms. They also sell chocolates and rather rich desserts. One of the things in the catalog was fruit cake. I hear all the time of jokes about fruit cakes during the holiday season. It's like if you get a fruit cake, you'll supposed to 'regift' it and give the same fruit cake to somebody else the next year!!

I've never had any but in the catalog it says the ingredients are pineapple chunks, cherries, pecans, raisins, & walnuts. If you like all those things, how bad can it be?

Has anybody had mincemeat pie, too? I could've sworn I had it when I was a kid and liked it but I just looked up the recipe for it, and it has beef, apples, currants, stuff like that. Beef & apples? I'm not sure about the combination!!

The Chauffeur · 11-22-2005, 09:59 PM

I've had both, and I wish to god I had never had either.

swedeace · 11-22-2005, 10:06 PM

Yes, I've eaten fruitcake AND mince meat pie. Well, the latter was more like Mexican mince meat pastries called "empanadas de carne." VERY tasty!!

I don't get why people hate fruitcake sooooo much. It's really not THAT bad. Come on. It's only food ingredients. It's not like it's made out of dog tails, mothballs, etc... Could this be more like a psycho-symatic thing where just hearing how "gross" it is influences others' thoughts? I think part of is that. Sorry.... All this talk about "social influence" is what we've been talking about ALL semester long in my Social-Psychology class.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 11-22-2005, 10:10 PM

Nope, and I can't that I want to from the reviews it gets.

Dutabi84 · 11-22-2005, 10:23 PM

My mom used to make it and sell it, and it looked/smelled like a mutilated pile of animal entrails. Never tried it.

dawsongirl · 11-22-2005, 10:26 PM

Gee...now I'm going to have to run right out and get some!

Who invented fruit cake anyway?

Janice · 11-22-2005, 11:37 PM

There are only 20 fruitcakes in existence in the entire world. They just keep getting re-gifted over and over again.

Steve M. · 11-22-2005, 11:45 PM

Did you know that not only are there only twenty fruitcakes in existence, but they've been circulating around the world, moving around every Christmas season for the past four hundred years? If one must eat one of them, avoid the red and green things in these so-called "fruit" cakes!

Courtnee · 11-22-2005, 11:46 PM

Never had it...but how bad can it be?

robyrob · 11-23-2005, 12:10 AM

fresh fruitcake isnt bad (my grandma used to make it) - but when it gets old or stale it is HORRIBLE.

I don't mind mincemeat pies either, my mom used to make 'em - she made worse stuff too. Now that I think about it, my grandma used to make Haggis - so the fruitcake was a TREAT.

phoebe7165 · 11-23-2005, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

Now that I think about it, my grandma used to make Haggis - so the fruitcake was a TREAT.

Oh yuck!! I've never had any desire to try Haggis. If I ever went to Scotland, and the hostess served it for dinner, I definitely would offend her by not eating it. Because you know in some places, you do not turn down what the hostess makes, not matter what it is.

Ireneparalegal · 11-23-2005, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by The Chauffeur

I've had both, and I wish to god I had never had either.

me 2

MsOrange · 11-23-2005, 07:41 AM

alright, someone posted that damn server5 smiley in this thread!

and no, I don't like all that candied fruit and stuff they stuff in it...

MsOrange · 11-23-2005, 07:43 AM

and mincemeat pie sounds disgusting... what is it?

80sTrivia · 11-23-2005, 05:13 PM

I've had fruitcake, of course. I'm not a fan... is anyone? Mincemeat I really enjoy, but I haven't had in simply forever!

11-22-2005, 09:54 PM	#1
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Star Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	Has anybody ever eaten fruit cake? I got this catalog in the mail from a company called The Swiss Colony. For those not familiar with them, they sell sausage & cheese products, I guess kind of like Hickory Farms. They also sell chocolates and rather rich desserts. One of the things in the catalog was fruit cake. I hear all the time of jokes about fruit cakes during the holiday season. It's like if you get a fruit cake, you'll supposed to 'regift' it and give the same fruit cake to somebody else the next year!! I've never had any but in the catalog it says the ingredients are pineapple chunks, cherries, pecans, raisins, & walnuts. If you like all those things, how bad can it be? Has anybody had mincemeat pie, too? I could've sworn I had it when I was a kid and liked it but I just looked up the recipe for it, and it has beef, apples, currants, stuff like that. Beef & apples? I'm not sure about the combination!!
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11-22-2005, 09:59 PM	#2
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11-22-2005, 10:10 PM	#4
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11-22-2005, 11:45 PM	#8
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11-22-2005, 11:46 PM	#9
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11-22-2005, 10:06 PM	#3
swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	Yes, I've eaten fruitcake AND mince meat pie. Well, the latter was more like Mexican mince meat pastries called "empanadas de carne." VERY tasty!! I don't get why people hate fruitcake sooooo much. It's really not THAT bad. Come on. It's only food ingredients. It's not like it's made out of dog tails, mothballs, etc... Could this be more like a psycho-symatic thing where just hearing how "gross" it is influences others' thoughts? I think part of is that. Sorry.... All this talk about "social influence" is what we've been talking about ALL semester long in my Social-Psychology class.

11-22-2005, 10:23 PM	#5
Dutabi84 kittens must die Forum Star Join Date: Apr 22, 2003 Location: MN/TX Posts: 11,026	My mom used to make it and sell it, and it looked/smelled like a mutilated pile of animal entrails. Never tried it.

11-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#6
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Gee...now I'm going to have to run right out and get some! Who invented fruit cake anyway?

11-22-2005, 11:37 PM	#7
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	There are only 20 fruitcakes in existence in the entire world. They just keep getting re-gifted over and over again.

11-23-2005, 12:10 AM	#10
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,225	fresh fruitcake isnt bad (my grandma used to make it) - but when it gets old or stale it is HORRIBLE. I don't mind mincemeat pies either, my mom used to make 'em - she made worse stuff too. Now that I think about it, my grandma used to make Haggis - so the fruitcake was a TREAT.
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11-23-2005, 07:41 AM	#13
MsOrange Bringin' Sexy Back Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 6,133	alright, someone posted that damn server5 smiley in this thread! and no, I don't like all that candied fruit and stuff they stuff in it...

11-23-2005, 07:43 AM	#14
MsOrange Bringin' Sexy Back Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 6,133	and mincemeat pie sounds disgusting... what is it?

11-23-2005, 05:13 PM	#15
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	I've had fruitcake, of course. I'm not a fan... is anyone? Mincemeat I really enjoy, but I haven't had in simply forever!
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