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Hoarding Fruitake as an Investment Strategy
When Hostess stopped making their “Holiday Fruitcakes”, some wise investors jumped at the chance to buy up the remaining stock as a hedge against inflation. They obviously knew something the rest of us...
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Edible Fruitcake Substitutes
While in pursuit of fruitcake that is actually edible, we came across some alternatives that sound downright delicious. What we like the most about them is their complete dissimilarity to fruitcake,...
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Fruitcake really doesn’t fit in anywhere
What is fruitcake, exactly? Where does it belong? This is proof positive that no one knows the answer. You’ll find it just about anywhere. Here, at one grocery store, they put the candied fruit that’s...
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From the Fruitcake Recycling Inbox
Because we take fruitcakes from people who hate them and re-home them with crazy people who love them, we get a bunch of emails this time of year. Most are quick requests for fruitcake, or letters in...
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Eat leftovers and save the planet
How often does food just pass time in your house before being thrown away? If you’re like a lot of Americans, you probably do this every week. Our friends at Glad sent us a cool infographic about this....
View ArticleGet in shape with fruitcake
If you made any New Year’s Resolutions, you’re in good company. Although lots of people make resolutions, most of them are quickly abandoned. The number one resolution is tied between “losing weight”...
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National Fruitcake Toss Day
Happy Fruitcake Toss Day! Every year, since 1996, the city of Manitou Springs, Colorado, has hosted their annual Great Fruitcake Toss on the first Saturday of January. Alas, the event has been...
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Rescued on their way to the landfill
Many people think we shut down our operation after the holidays, because fruitcake is only sold or gifted during that time. We actually work year-round, because fruitcake will show up just about any...
View ArticleFruitcake Storage
Believe it or not, there are some people who want to keep fruitcake around because they plan to eat it. If you’re in that camp, here’s some tips for storing it to retain the “flavor”. Because fruitcake...
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And so it begins, again
We don’t do Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday or whatever Sunday was. We pretty much leave the shopping to the experts over Thanksgiving weekend and stay home to avoid any chance of...
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