Fruitcake Toss Day

@marlina (154131)
Canada
January 1, 2016 10:05am CST
Judy @jstory07 , Judy wrote a few examples of what is going on in the month of January in one of her last discussions here. Well, i found one interesting date: January the third (3) is officially the day to toss your old fruitcake day. I will certainly not throw mine away as i love that stuff contrary to a lot of people who can't stand eating this kind of cake.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Jan 16
The only place that I ever toss fruitcake is into my mouth and I have no intention of behaving any differently on 3rd January.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Jan 16
@TheHorse I would still have to buy custard for it.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
@Asylum Custard for fruitcake? Never had it that way.
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@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
You two should have a party. If you started a "fruitcake donation program," you might never have to buy food again.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
1 Jan 16
No reason to toss good fruit cake - it lasts well if wrapped properly. My husband loves it.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
I love it but my family does not.
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@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
Will fruitcake and Twinkies outlast humankind?
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
@TheHorse Twinkies may very well outlast humankind but not my beloved fruitcake.
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@Juliaacv (51045)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
I cannot imagine throwing out fruitcake, as in my opinion, it is such a rich, annual treat. And for anyone who has ever looked at a recipe knows the time and effort it takes to make a fruit cake correctly, not to mention the costs of the fruits and nuts, the cheesecloth and the brandy needed to soak the cake in for those weeks leading up to Christmas.
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@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
Post a mailing address and see how many your receive! Heh heh. Just kidding.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
2 Jan 16
@marlina I buy mine from the Collins Street Bakery in Texas and it is awesome!! I have it shipped.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
I only like the homemade kind, not the store bought.
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@TheHorse (218463)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Jan 16
@marlina Can you eat the store bought kind? I wonder if horses would eat store bought fruitcake.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Jan 16
Enjoy your fruitcake. I never liked it.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
@just4him, I must tell you Valerie that I am enjoying every bite of my fruit cake.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
1 Jan 16
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
2 Jan 16
@marlina that's an interesting bit of information. One of the best things about fruitcake is how long it lasts. Maybe they mean to throw out the fruitcake from the year before.
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@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Aug 19
I would think you could freeze it
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Aug 19
I would never toss out my fruit cake, it is too good.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
22 Aug 19
@marlina I like some fruitcakes.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
1 Jan 16
Nonot me either, I love mine and I plan too eat it to the last bite.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Good for you and mine is safely sliced by individual slices and frozen.
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Jan 16
That is interesting. I never knew there was a holiday to toss fruit cake. And I am like you, my husband and I like fruit cake and would never throw it away.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Yeah, good for you, you know the good stuff (homemade)
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Jan 16
I have none to toss, as we don't eat it.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
1 Jan 16
oohhh. Me too....I love fruit cake... and most of them just get better with age....
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
They do, don't they?
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@1creekgirl (41387)
• United States
1 Jan 16
Did you know that there is really only one fruit cake ever made? It just keeps getting regifted around the world
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
i counted on someone giving me a fruit cake during the season but no, no one did. Next year I will buy my own (or make one)
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
The fruit cakes sold in the stores are horrible. Better make your own.
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@Traceyjayne (1784)
• United Kingdom
1 Jan 16
I am not a fan of fruitcake.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Have you ever eaten one that was homemade?
• United Kingdom
1 Jan 16
@marlina yes but still not a fan
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@Elizaby (6902)
• Pensacola, Florida
1 Jan 16
I like fruitcake too especially ones with a lot of nuts.
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Funny, I never ate a fruitcake that had a lot of nuts.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jan 16
i'm aware about fruitcake's reputation in other countries, but i've always loved it. a relative gave us one this christmas. we ate it evening of the 31st and it was all gone by evening of the 1st.
@jstory07 (139502)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Jan 16
My mother made fruitcake that was fresh and it was very good. The ones that you buy in the store you can use as a dooor stop becuse they are so hard.
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Jan 16
I can't stand fruit cake but my brother loves it so we bought some for him this year. It's already gone so no tossing it out.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
2 Jan 16
I'm with you. I enjoy fruitcake. I think it has been given a bad rap. I know a lot of people who enjoy a good fruitcake.
@paigea (36317)
• Canada
2 Jan 16
I will be enjoying mine.
2 Jan 16
Fruit cakes deserve better than a dustbin!! Rather than throwing away you could give it to the under previliged !