 |
 |
 |
by Mrs. Crabcakes - Ketchikan, Alaska
Monday - December 22, 2003
is not intended to be taken to heart as serious advice.
DEAR
READERS,
Considering the season and the high price of commercial baked goods, I assume many of you will be spending some time in the kitchen during the next week or so. A number of my loyal fans have friends and family to entertain over the winter break, and not all (as some would have you believe) scoff at the much-maligned fruitcake. In fact, they are quite expensive, and absolutely delicious shared with a cup of cider in a warm, comfortable easy chair, while watching some old and even a few 'soon to be' classics on TV, such as, "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer".
It is in this Spirit of Giving, that I bring to you, my friends, my readers, my neighbors, the Crabcakes personal family Fruitcake Recipe. This year, Aunt Mabel has decided to break with tradition and open up her coveted recipe book. She gave me a copy the first of December, but has only yesterday graciously granted me permission to share it with others. It was not an easy decision for her. It had been handed down from generation to generation and from mother to daughter in our family. She agonized about it while she wrote it down for us. Thank you, Aunt Mabel, for your very kind-hearted and thoughtful generosity.
Readers: ENJOY!
1 cup water 1 teaspoon salt butter
1 cup brown sugar 1 cup sugar flour
2 cups dried fruit lemon juice 4 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda 1 gallon whiskey nuts
Sample the whiskey to check the brand for taste.
Take a large bowl. Get out the measuring cups.
Check the whiskey again to be sure it is of the highest quality.
Pour one level cup and drink.
Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer and:
beat 1 cup butter in a large, fluffy bowl.
Add 1 teaspoon sugar and beat again.
Make sure the whiskey is still OK.
Cry another cup.
Turn off mixer.
Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity.
Next, sift 2 cups of salt. Or something. Who cares?
Check the whiskey.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table. Spoon. Or sugar or something. Whatever you can find.
Grease the oven.
Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Check the whiskey again.
Go to bed.
Who the heck likes fruitcake anyway?
If you want to submit a question anonymously, use the Web Mail Form.
crabcakes@sitnews.org
Post a Comment View Comments
Submit an Opinion - Letter
Stories In The News
Ketchikan, Alaska