The Great and Terrible Fruitcake Project

[browngirl]

So, the wind is cool in the mornings, the sky clear and blue in a way only seen in the fall. As they have for several years, my thoughts turned to fruitcake.

But this year, I felt a certain... terror. I don't know if I have it in me this year to do the project like I have in previous years, especially around J. and E, but mostly just based on what my available energy currently seems to be. I know every year I talk about scaling it back, but this year I really must or risk promising more than I can accomplish, which would be utterly unacceptable. I could just take the year off, but I do love this project, and I'm afraid a hiatus will turn permanent. So.

For those who haven't seen me descend into fruitcake-related insanity before: I usually offer 4-5 different recipes/flavors of fruitcake (last year's are described here with recipes here), and a box of samples with 6 or 8 assorted bite-size cakelings. A gallery of cakes may be seen here.

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Comments

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

I didn't choose an option in the poll, because I agree with xiphias and other posters: I don't know what's easiest for you; only you can decide that. More specifically, I don't know whether N full-sized fruitcakes are more or less work than 6N minis, for whatever value of N you choose (including zero!)

Neither taking a year off nor cutting back are "chintzy". I would rather have a happy, healthy you than a pile of stress-soaked fruitcakes. (Silly rabbit! Rum is for fruitcakes! ...um, anyway)

If the thought of making fruitcakes fills you with dread, It's Time For A Break.

If you do decide to go forward, please let us know how to support the project. Do any of your usual ingredient vendors offer gift certificates? Alas, Chicago is too far away for me to offer to come and help.