i hate fruitcake. always have. always will. i think it's the fruit part (because i typically really like cake). something about candied fruit...it's just not right. i have been forced to eat some this Christmas season (twice) and it's been so tragic that i feel the need to discuss it.
the first time was with my sister-in-law, tara. tara is normally an excellent cook. i have never eaten anything that she has made that wasn't absolutely delicious. until now. i told her i didn't like fruitcake, but she shoved some in my mouth anyway, exclaiming, "it's delicious, you will love it!" i didn't love it. i tried to act like i did, but i am not a very good liar. she was crushed. in my defense, i thought that someone else had made it, only to find out after telling her how awful it was that she had, in fact, made the fruitcake.
then yesterday...someone i don't know very well, a work acquaintance, asked if i wanted something sweet to eat. duh...of course i do. well, by then i had committed to it and she brought forth the fruitcake. i tried to get out of it by saying, "i don't usually like fruitcake...". it didn't work. she said hers was different from normal fruitcake. it was different. horribly different. i chewed a little and smiled. i said it was delicious. and then once i got away, i spit it out. i know...i am a horrible person. but fruitcake just isn't part of having christmas spirit. it isn't necessary. it should be banned.
so, to all of you fruitcakes who like fruitcake...you may have mine. enjoy.
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