tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post7023433338420169487..comments2024-03-27T13:26:32.587-07:00Comments on Mystery Fanfare: So Why is Fruitcake Funny? Guest Post by Catriona McPhersonJanet Rudolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-13394619413302607782016-12-06T10:06:33.821-08:002016-12-06T10:06:33.821-08:00I LOVE shortbread tho I haven't made it in yea...I LOVE shortbread tho I haven't made it in years. I like fruitcake too, but no one's is quite as good as the one my mom used to make.Annette Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389784078427673245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-18834512041048942662016-12-06T04:45:53.563-08:002016-12-06T04:45:53.563-08:00I'm with your Dad!!!I'm with your Dad!!!<br />Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01027824918114690029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-18013170581263353182016-12-05T23:38:44.405-08:002016-12-05T23:38:44.405-08:00I am happy to see someone stick up for fruit cake....I am happy to see someone stick up for fruit cake. When properly made, I.e. Not dry,, it is delicious, especially made in the Trinidadian way, with fruit soaked in rum for at least a month first and rum added to the mix too. Delicious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-6327491535943611172016-12-05T15:48:10.459-08:002016-12-05T15:48:10.459-08:00My grandmother always made a steamed plum pudding ...My grandmother always made a steamed plum pudding that she served with hard sauce. Liquor was involved both in the pudding and in the hard sauce.Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597301821068526313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-86330254027307585202016-12-05T12:07:50.527-08:002016-12-05T12:07:50.527-08:00Is there any truth to the idea that Single Malt Sc...Is there any truth to the idea that Single Malt Scotch Whisky was created to go with Scottish Shortbread?Frank Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495449315841389583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-68451415172197292832016-12-05T09:57:24.232-08:002016-12-05T09:57:24.232-08:00I love shortbread. I love almost any kind of cooki...I love shortbread. I love almost any kind of cookie, but shortbread is top of the list. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-64271302864104791872016-12-05T09:18:19.194-08:002016-12-05T09:18:19.194-08:00Oh heck - yes, a stick and a half of BUTTER! Thank...Oh heck - yes, a stick and a half of BUTTER! Thanks, Janet.catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377696246539539528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-39608533246542870242016-12-05T08:34:36.073-08:002016-12-05T08:34:36.073-08:00"Grease the baking sheet with the butter wrap..."Grease the baking sheet with the butter wrapper." Those are my kind of baking instructions--practical, efficient, and doesn't dirty every utensil in the kitchen. Thank you! I will be making shortbread shortly.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-8262345422893674912016-12-05T08:32:41.047-08:002016-12-05T08:32:41.047-08:00I happen to love fruitcake, and now I really, real...I happen to love fruitcake, and now I really, really want to be invited to a wedding where it's served. <br /><br />Shortbread sounds dead easy. Thanks for the recipe! Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-54794654853893875142016-12-05T08:26:22.038-08:002016-12-05T08:26:22.038-08:00Thanks, Catriona, that would be stick and a half o...Thanks, Catriona, that would be stick and a half of butter..but really, I don't use sticks, so your measurements are fine. Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443515033089669860.post-90210866661651705032016-12-05T08:19:47.622-08:002016-12-05T08:19:47.622-08:00Ach. Someone on Facebook just asked about "pl...Ach. Someone on Facebook just asked about "plain flour". It's just flour that's not bread flour or cake flour. But that made me realise that I should given cups and sticks instead of ounces. A generous 1/3 of a cup of sugar, a very generous cup of flour, and a stick and a half of flour. (Volume measurements - that's another puzzler for me!)catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377696246539539528noreply@blogger.com