tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943223263330257723.post8761344856952827314..comments2023-05-11T04:42:04.590-07:00Comments on The Writer Side of Life: Friday Food for Thought—Holiday Side DishesLee McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943223263330257723.post-65614028709361661102008-11-07T14:11:00.000-08:002008-11-07T14:11:00.000-08:00I love fruit cake but have never actually made it....I love fruit cake but have never actually made it.<BR/><BR/>My mother and my other grandmother used to make theirs in September. I remember them poking the cakes with a skewer and drizzling brandy over them. The skewer holes allowed the brandy to permeate the cake. Then they'd wrap them in cheesecloth, waxed paper and tinfoil, and store them in a cool dark cupboard.<BR/><BR/>Every couple of weeks the cakes were brought out, unwrapped and drizzled with a little more brandy.<BR/><BR/>A long, time-consuming process worth every bit of the effort!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943223263330257723.post-65007947459074297892008-11-07T09:42:00.000-08:002008-11-07T09:42:00.000-08:00Hi Lee!I have a couple of my grandmother's cookboo...Hi Lee!<BR/><BR/>I have a couple of my grandmother's cookbooks. One of them has been so well used, the binding has disintegrated and I store it in a ziploc bag. I don't eat fruitcake, but my mother always used the recipe from this cookbook and people have always raved about it. And that was before she started soaking them in alcohol. ;-)<BR/><BR/>SheryllAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943223263330257723.post-5982378080190872442008-11-07T08:04:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:04:00.000-08:00The wonderful thing about boxes of recipe cards is...The wonderful thing about boxes of recipe cards is that each is collection is so uniquely personal. What a treasure to have your grandmother's.<BR/><BR/>Gillian, your Brussels sprouts sound delicious! I'll be posting my favorite recipe later this month.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3943223263330257723.post-78773046058914471872008-11-07T06:44:00.000-08:002008-11-07T06:44:00.000-08:00Lee, that book is so sweet! I don't have a cookboo...Lee, that book is so sweet! I don't have a cookbook from my grandmother, but I do have a box of her recipe cards that I love. Brussels sprouts are my favorite, too, but my kids won't touch them--which is more for me. :)<BR/><BR/>I like them cut in half and mixed with fried rice. Yum!Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.com