Comments on: Fruitcake Redux http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: marissewalangkaparis http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july/comment-page-1#comment-148151 marissewalangkaparis Sun, 07 Dec 2008 06:15:21 +0000 /?p=212#comment-148151 I love fruitcake. When I used to travel I would bring in some from the U.S. and Europe and let them age in time for Christmas. A lot of people don't like Fruticake. It must be because they haven't tasted the real ones because of the ones sold here commercially. Really off. Loved them when I was still a child when my Dad would get some gifts of this from the U.S. and from the priests who would give him some. (Jesuits). Guess for some,it's an acquired taste. Thanks Sister!! I love fruitcake. When I used to travel I would bring in some from the U.S. and Europe and let them age in time for Christmas. A lot of people don’t like Fruticake. It must be because they haven’t tasted the real ones because of the ones sold here commercially. Really off.
Loved them when I was still a child when my Dad would get some gifts of this from the U.S. and from the priests who would give him some. (Jesuits). Guess for some,it’s an acquired taste. Thanks Sister!!

]]> By: sylvia http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july/comment-page-1#comment-148129 sylvia Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:28:31 +0000 /?p=212#comment-148129 The best fruitcakes I have tasted are my mom's fruitcakes. Commercial fruitcakes just do not look nor taste yummy to me. No wonder a lot of people do not appreciate fruitcake...because they haven't tasted good ones! I remember that my mom would start baking them around August. She would "soak" the cakes with brandy, then wrap them in katsa(sp?) cloth that had been soaked in brandy and then cover with foil. Then she would add more brandy every so often till they had been given away. My sisters can correct me if I'm wrong (I know you're lurking here!). The best fruitcakes I have tasted are my mom’s fruitcakes. Commercial fruitcakes just do not look nor taste yummy to me. No wonder a lot of people do not appreciate fruitcake…because they haven’t tasted good ones!

I remember that my mom would start baking them around August. She would “soak” the cakes with brandy, then wrap them in katsa(sp?) cloth that had been soaked in brandy and then cover with foil. Then she would add more brandy every so often till they had been given away. My sisters can correct me if I’m wrong (I know you’re lurking here!).

]]> By: greasemonkey http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july/comment-page-1#comment-147971 greasemonkey Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:58:54 +0000 /?p=212#comment-147971 hehehe... almost a year since the last post... my regular suki for fruitcake is rustan's grocery, my tita sends me a fantastic one that she buys from a hardcore fruitcake lola she knows (this one is exponentially better)... trying to convince the wife to make your sister's version. she doesn't like fruitcake. i know. i can't explain how we get along either. hehehe... and i love her even more for it! hehehe… almost a year since the last post… my regular suki for fruitcake is rustan’s grocery, my tita sends me a fantastic one that she buys from a hardcore fruitcake lola she knows (this one is exponentially better)… trying to convince the wife to make your sister’s version. she doesn’t like fruitcake. i know. i can’t explain how we get along either. hehehe… and i love her even more for it!

]]> By: greasemonkey http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july/comment-page-1#comment-147970 greasemonkey Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:50:20 +0000 /?p=212#comment-147970 fruitcake heaven!!! =) fruitcake heaven!!! =)

]]> By: Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/fruitcake-in-july/comment-page-1#comment-72256 Marketman Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:33:08 +0000 /?p=212#comment-72256 Beatriz, the slow drizzle of rhum or brandy is a good idea, but I think it can get better with age for up to 6 months before you eat the cake... :) Beatriz, the slow drizzle of rhum or brandy is a good idea, but I think it can get better with age for up to 6 months before you eat the cake… :)

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