Fruitcake Information

Believe it or not, fruitcake has been around since the 1400s. See "History of Fruitcake" at WhatsCookingAmerica.net.

There's another fun article called "Et Tu, Fruitcake!" by Marjorie Dorfman on IngestAndImbibe.com.

Be sure to visit The Society for the Protection and Preservation of Fruitcake for fruitcake-related fun.

Chow.com serves up a bounty of delicious-looking fruitcake recipes.

Alton Brown discusses the fascinating history of fruitcake, and some tips for making it, on The Food Network's "Good Eats" program, seen in this YouTube clip.

Alton Brown shares his recipe for Free Range Fruitcake here.

Check out Epicurious.com's article, "What, a Fruitcake?!" including links to recipes on their site.

This writer for Yankee magazine reminisces about "fruitcake weather" and provides a recipe for a "fruitcake you'll love, honest!"

Bon Appetit shares a recipe for old-fashioned fruitcake cookies.

King Arthur Flour shares a recipe for fruitcake on its website.

What to do with inedible fruitcakes:

If you can't eat your fruitcake, try dropping it from a two-story roof, driving over it with a truck, kicking it or using it for target practice. Or, just read about these folks, who did all four of these things with fruitcakes.

If you get a fruitcake you really can't stand, you can always save it and send it to the Great Fruitcake Toss, held each January in Manitou Springs, Colo.

Or, you can send it to FruitakeRecyclers.com for a proper burial.