Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

We used to get that exact same fruitcake from the monastery, and I kind of liked it too!

I just thinks that's kind of neat. I don't remember where the monastery was (if anybody ever told me), but their fruitcakes sure got around (and actually were eaten)!

The day-glo candied fruit can be overwhelming -- I used candied cherries instead of maraschino cherries (which are extra sweet enough and day-glo enough, as it is!) one year, and having two kinds of candied fruit was just way too much. If I could get along without the artificially bright red and green of candied pineapple and maraschino cherries, I might try this with just my favorite dried fruits and nuts sometime.

If you decide to make your white fruitcake recipe, I'd love to have that recipe to add to my repertoire (unlike the Betty Crocker's Cookbook editions on Amazon, the Joy of Cooking doesn't allow for searching inside the book, in case you want to double-check your memory regarding some recipe, I just discovered). :)