[Vision2020] Mark, Chas and Dan, of Xtains

[Sunil Ramalingam]

When we lived in Malaysia, my parents loved our Sri Lankan neighbor's 
fruitcake recipe, and have made it for the last 35 years or so.  People 
there loved it, and my folks sometimes shipped some of their fruitcake to 
family in India.  When they returned to the US in the late 80s, they kept 
making it, and are baffled by all the fruitcake jokes here.

I still enjoy it, though I prefer my Granny's Christmas cookies, which my 
mom also makes every year at Christmas.  I bet my parcel is on the way to me 
right now.  Soon I'll be in Heartburn Heavan.

Sunil

>From: Scott Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Mark, Chas and Dan, of Xtains
>Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:57:47 -0800 (PST)
>
>About 15 years ago I was visiting a college buddy at
>Christmas time at his parent's house in Jerome Idaho
>and they served - and to my shock - ate fruitcake.
>This was the first and last time I've ever seen such
>an event.  In my family, if we receive fruitcake for a
>gift, we just send it off as a gift to someone else
>the next year.  I shudder to think what would happen
>if anyone actually ate the stuff.  I would hope that
>they have all their shots up to date.
>
>-Scott
>
>--- Carl Westberg <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "Who would give up the joys of greasy potato cakes
> > for fruitcake, get
> > serious."  Does anyone really eat fruitcake?  I can
> > see using it as a
> > doorstop, or replacing a loose brick with a
> > fruitcake, but actually eating
> > one?  I don't know which is worse, fruitcake or
> > lutefisk.
> >
>
> >                           Carl Westberg Jr.
> >
> >
> >
>
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