Fruitcake Lovers of the World, Unite!

Every year this time, it begins. The anti-fruitcake defamation campaign. A snide remark here, a joke there, a dirty little insult muttered under the breath. All aimed at that loveliest of Christmas traditions, the fruitcake. The fruitcake has been the subject of lame humor for years. Probably because a fruitcake can't defend itself, doesn't have a lobby to defend it, isn't closely tied to any one ethnic group to gain protection from political correctness connected with that group. In short, the fruitcake must take this abuse year after year. So, for the record. I love fruitcake. It's delicious. Christmas is the only time of the time it shows up around my house (same with mince pies) and I love to savor the dates, raisins, currants, plums, pineapple, nuts and other treats that reside within. It is a cornucopia of delights. Sweet, filling, crunchy, chewy, all things rolled into one. So if you don't like fruitcake, keep it to yourself. I don't want to hear about it.