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What is fruitcake?

Answer : A fruitcake is a heavy spiced cake containing nuts and candied or dried fruits.

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What is the origin of the idiom ' nutty as a fruitcake'?

Nutty as a fruitcake - crazy, extremely strange in behavior. Origin: This expression originated in America in the 1920s. "Nutty" was slang for crazy; a nut was an eccentric p… (MORE)

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How many fruitcakes are there in the world?

There is a constantly changing number of fruitcakes in the world.. Because people are always eating them and making new ones, there is no possible way to tell how many there … (MORE)

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Where did the fruitcake originate?

The earliest recipe from ancient Rome lists pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and raisins that were mixed into barley mash. In the Middle Ages, honey, spices, and preserved fruit… (MORE)

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What do you wrap fruitcake in?

Wrap the fruitcake in brandy or liquor soaked cheese cloth and then seal the cakes in plastic wrap or in plastic storage bags. Once a week, brush the cakes with more liquor.