Quick Wrap Fruitcake for our GI's

[bryan]

From my 1989 Eagle Brand Cookbook

Fruitcake Ever So Easy:

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs slightly beaten

1 27oz jar NONE SUCH® Ready-to-Use Mincemeat

1 14oz can EAGLE BRAND Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)

2 cups mixed candied fruit (I use less)

1 cup coarsely chopped nuts optional

Preheat oven to 300f:

Fruitcake-in-a-Can:

Grease eight 10 3/4oz vegtable cans; fill each 1/2 full w/batter.

Bake:

50-55m

Great for mailing to those loved ones in service.

[DennisLinkletter]

Re: Quick Wrap Fruitcake for our GI's

Please don't take this wrong.. But do many people actually like and eat fruitcake? I don't think I've ever been able to eat more than one bite of fruitcake.. especially the Candied citron used in them is really tough for me..

Not big on the really dark sweet one saturated with liqueurs too..

I always thought I was maybe a couple of generations late for this delicacy..

And while my family always received them as gifts at Christmas, I never saw one opened or eaten, only saw them sitting in the fridge for months until they turned to rock and were tossed..

I think I even remember a friend sending out fruitcakes as a joke one year..

Was this just what happened in So. CA or is this most of the forums experience with fruitcakes..

They must be an acquired taste like durian..

[mguerra]

Re: Quick Wrap Fruitcake for our GI's

100% dittos to you on the fruitcake observations, Dennis. Having said that, I always wondered if there is a "good" fruitcake, something home made that did not come in a metal can and seemed like it was baked in June and stored in a warehouse until Christmas. So maybe Cook is on to something there.

[tnt]

Re: Quick Wrap Fruitcake for our GI's

absolutely can't handle fruitcake !!!!

I could never understand why people keep sending the darn things...

[bryan]

Re: Quick Wrap Fruitcake for our GI's

I totally agree with you Dennis. Or did until I ran across this cake. I cut way back (to 1/2c) on the candied fruit. I also leave out the nuts. May be I should call it a de-fruited cake. I enjoy 1/4-1/2 inch slices from the can size cake.