I also had nog tonight! I thought of Buffistas. It was tasty. I have no idea what style of nog it was or if it was good nog, but it tasted delicious.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - Dec 18, 2010 10:46:32 pm PST #12056 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
bon bon - Dec 18, 2010 11:15:07 pm PST #12057 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That Christmas cake is the fucking bomb.
§ ita § - Dec 18, 2010 11:25:56 pm PST #12058 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I suspect people who mock fruit cake roundly haven't tasted the same fruit cakes some of us have. Those things are tender of crumb and moist and flavourful.
WindSparrow - Dec 19, 2010 2:12:25 am PST #12059 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I suspect people who mock fruit cake roundly haven't tasted the same fruit cakes some of us have. Those things are tender of crumb and moist and flavourful.
There is fruit cake, and then there is fruit cake. Prepackaged bricks or hockey pucks is nasty. Fresh, homemade (or at least made by a skillful person in a commercial setting) fruit cake is, indeed, a delight. It has been more than a decade since I had good fruit cake, and I'm too lazy to make it myself.
Anne W. - Dec 19, 2010 3:17:11 am PST #12060 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I haven't made fruitcake in a couple of years, what with my Novembers/Decembers being stressful this year and last. Next year, maybe.
Connie Neil - Dec 19, 2010 3:21:29 am PST #12061 of 30001
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Hubby prefers fruit cake the way his grandfather made it--in a glass mason jar surrounded by flammable clear liquid.
msbelle - Dec 19, 2010 4:19:54 am PST #12062 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
We are lighting the advent candle in church this morning and mac has already picked one fight with me. Let's pray from a smooth lighting and no tantrums or fire mishaps.
Kat - Dec 19, 2010 4:21:52 am PST #12063 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
May the lighting go well!
Theodosia - Dec 19, 2010 4:26:45 am PST #12064 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I just watched an old Life After People episode, and they specifically mentioned that well-made fruitcake will be good for more than 20 years, even as all other human-made structures crumble around them. That's the kind of Xmas miracle I can get behind.
brenda m - Dec 19, 2010 4:46:36 am PST #12065 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I haven't made fruitcake in a couple of years, what with my Novembers/Decembers being stressful this year and last. Next year, maybe.
Well, there's your problem. I was raised to believe you needed at least three months for proper soaking. Though to be fair, fresh ones that are made well are also quite tasty, and who's thinking about making christmas cake when it's still warm out.
Canadian wedding cakes are traditionally fruit cake with this cement like frosting that I have honest to god seen someone pull an electric carving knife from the gift table to cut through. For my mom's college roommate, who was Jamaican, the cake was started at least six months ahead so it could get properly soaked in rum every month leading up to the wedding. Which may explain some of the stories I've heard from that wedding.