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The Knight Life by Keith Knight for January 14, 2022
January 13, 2022
January 15, 2022
Transcript:
TEA LADY you're selling croissants!! I see you're also selling danish!! I don't want any of that foreign junk!! Gimme something that represents me!! Ive got just the thing!! Fruitcake!!
F.Y.I.: Fruitcake isn’t American. The history of fruitcake goes way back, all the way to ancient Rome. A recipe from 2000 years ago had pomegranate seeds, pine nuts and raisins mixed into a cake made out of barley mash.
Later in the Middle Ages, fruitcakes with honey, preserved fruit and spices were popular.
Fruitcake made with butter and sugar was banned for a while in Europe in the 18th century because it was thought to be just too rich and tasty. From the 19th century on fruitcake became a traditional wedding cake in England.