Re: Fruitcakes was Re: Kentum/satem

Someone (sorry, I deleted) wrote:
Fruitcake is a marvelous
>>word, in my opinion, for describing not only a brick that my mother-in-law
>>tries to pass off an edible cake (my wife says she likes it, but there's
>>still a year-old hunk of it in the freezer)...
 Suggestion: soak such a brick-cake in brandy, or brandy/rum mixture, or
good (sweet) sherry.  After considerable time, either give the cake another
try, or else throw the cake away and drink the liquor.