tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post6443428252383956700..comments2024-03-28T19:21:17.325-03:00Comments on QuiltBee: HappinessMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578906262073646500noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-77110290981754069672018-11-25T20:03:55.618-04:002018-11-25T20:03:55.618-04:00I really enjoyed your story. I have fond memories ...I really enjoyed your story. I have fond memories of my Mother and Grandmother getting all the ingredients together and making fruitcake. They would get together several times during the week to get everything ready with final assembly and baking done on the weekend. It was lots of work but so worth it. Fortunately I have my Mom’s recipe and one of these days I am going to make it.Ksagagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12169345703956136622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-9907558140187558912018-11-23T10:50:46.017-04:002018-11-23T10:50:46.017-04:00Oh your santa is too gorgeous not to finish up...t...Oh your santa is too gorgeous not to finish up...the right time comes for everything even stitching. <br />Fruit cake is a tradition where I hail from, Newfoundland, with everyone having their favourite recipes. I don't get all the jokes about fruit cake as good fruit cake is so delicious.<br />I love the tradition you have carried on this year...sweet memories and I have noted your mom's recipe. These older ones are the best,imo. Yours looks heavenly,btw.Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770193529950365462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-41076697236010718452018-11-23T10:10:17.237-04:002018-11-23T10:10:17.237-04:00Thank you .... looking at your photos brings me ba...Thank you .... looking at your photos brings me back to when I helped Mom make our Xmas cakes too. I can still smell the fruit and remember how it felt when I mixed everything together with my hands. Enjoy your cakes as I'm sure they will be wonderful with a cup of tea! Rose Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13222914515169308269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-75085106653014138292018-11-22T21:51:35.767-04:002018-11-22T21:51:35.767-04:00I know exactly what you mean....Nancy and I have t...I know exactly what you mean....Nancy and I have tried several times to replicate our mother’s fruitcake but we gave up some time ago. Your post inspires me to try again...just so I can spend a day with my mom! Thank you for sharing. Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02089662063980093342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-89474779278682273102018-11-19T08:30:09.359-04:002018-11-19T08:30:09.359-04:00Those cakes look wonderful. I have made Christmas...Those cakes look wonderful. I have made Christmas cake for the past few years but have yet to find one I like. I wish I had my mother’s recipe and yours looks very similar because of the number of loaves if produces and the amount of fruit, nuts and eggs. Would it be possible for you to share the recipe? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-31299728288086693372018-11-17T20:11:40.506-04:002018-11-17T20:11:40.506-04:00Wow, just my luck to drop into your home to see al...Wow, just my luck to drop into your home to see all those beautiful cakes lined up on the kitchen counter. Thanks for the taste, which transported me right back to our childhood kitchen and mom's cakes. I will cover the little cakes you gave me with marzipan and enjoy over the next few months. One of my favourite after Christmas traditions is to sit down with a cup of tea, a piece of fruitcake and all my Christmas cards. It's a treat to read messages from friends and family after all the holiday hubbub is over. And the most wonderful surprise after mom's passing was to discover several of her Christmas cakes in her freezer. The gift that keeps on giving. Thanks for taking the time to make this cake Marie. Much gratitude!Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-60130077196454758222018-11-17T20:07:07.431-04:002018-11-17T20:07:07.431-04:00It looks delicious Marie. You did your mother prou...It looks delicious Marie. You did your mother proud. Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-87086428056968246112018-11-17T19:49:33.686-04:002018-11-17T19:49:33.686-04:00What a lovely heartwarming story on this cold and ...What a lovely heartwarming story on this cold and snowy day.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-33008425750471929872018-11-17T19:35:37.214-04:002018-11-17T19:35:37.214-04:00A perfect early winter day to be in your kitchen m...A perfect early winter day to be in your kitchen making Christmas cakes! We are snow covered here too in northern Wisconsin. My husband loves Plum Pudding and I just realized that needs to get going - like tomorrow!! The recipe we use has been passed along by my Australian MIL who originally received it from a dear friend who was Canadian (her husband was in the Canadian Air Force I believe). It is called Old Fashioned Traill Christmas Pudding. It calls for many of the same things in your recipe but no eggs. Once everything is mixed together, I steam it in a traditional Plum Pudding covered tin mold. And I had best get going on that so the brandy can soak in for the next month. We serve it with a “hard sauce” - a buttery, brandy flavored sauce made with confectioner’s sugar (A Williamsburg, Virginia recipe) <br />Your cakes are beautiful and look so festive!! Thank you for sharing. Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395890193161794631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280930748238112104.post-58408080667250295082018-11-17T08:55:05.372-04:002018-11-17T08:55:05.372-04:00I so enjoyed this post Marie and it brought back s...I so enjoyed this post Marie and it brought back such fond memories of my own mom. Since both my husband and I like fruit cake I make one every year - I don't think I have ever had a Christmas without fruit cake .... and I'm no spring chicken. I no longer make Christmas Pudding but heat up a chunk of fruit cake and pour warm nutmeg sauce over it ... I'm making myself hungry. :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07740791822099663516noreply@blogger.com