An American fruitcake

Is the British Christmas pudding the same as our American fruitcake? I never actually had an American fruitcake. In my family its probably the most "re-gifted" gift. 

American fruitcake has scary day-glo green and red and orangy "fruit" in it. And it's usually about as heavy as a brick. In other words it's scary and yucky. (IMO)

A Christmas pudding is steamed, then doused in brandy and set a light, so it's not the same as American fruitcake.

Although, Christmas cake is a fruit cake, I believe...   

I think the difference between the American fruitcake and the English fruitcake is the fruit.  American fruitcake has that weird candied fruit in it and English fruitcake has "real" fruit in it.  Maybe there's also a difference in the liquor it's soaked in?  Dunno, cause I won't eat either!   Yuck!   

Plus, American fruitcakes are against actually chopping up the fruit and nuts. It may look a bit more attractive...but its not tastey And no icing on it either.

Delia Smith has a fabulous recipe for fruitcake that is dead easy and absolutely lovely and I NEVER thought i'd be saying that about fruitcake... I make mine religiously every year at end of Oct and feed it weekly.

fabulous recipe for fruitcake that is dead easy and absolutely lovely and I NEVER thought i'd be saying that about fruitcake...

 

Remember where you come from!!!   

Are you referring to my beloved San Francisco

 


It actually hadn't sprung to mind; I love San Francisco !