Fruit cake recipes - Make Some History!

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With Christmas just around the corner, many people focus their attention on the production of fruit cake, the despised, and often much maligned delicacy, which is linked to parties and weddings. Fruit Cake is made for thousands of years, but it is only in the last 80 years, or that there will be a fun Christmas on course, because the fruit cake, mass produced and sold in stores is dry, hard and tasteless.

Fruit cake was That since the days of ancient Rome, in one form or another. It was not started as a cake of "fruit" to the Middle Ages, when people set to receive fruit, spices and honey for the sweetness of the cake. When the American colonies, such as sugar cheap and abundant in 16 century, people discovered in the colonies and Europe, which would result in a long time, whether to keep stable with a high concentration of sugar in sugar-water syrup. An excess of canned> Fruit created, which in turn made more cheaply canned fruits and baking of fruit cake and more popular. Nuts have not been used a lot of fruitcake in 18 century when the Europeans set the nuts in the cake with the gathering of luck and a good harvest in a safe next year.

There are many kinds of sweets, fruits and streets around them, the recipes would quickly fill a very thick book! Recipes for fruit cakevary depending on country of origin and the fruit that is available in this country. There are countless recipes fruit cake from the United States because we have so many different types of fruits and nuts grow. The most popular recipes here are clear and dark fruit cake fruit cake, because the color of fruits and nuts used in their name. There are also recipe for fruit cake that is handed down from mother to daughter over theGenerations and are honored to be part of the Christian traditions of Christmas for their families.

A fruit cake, made with care by hand and allowed to age and taste, magnificent appearance and is a testimony to the ability of the person firing it did.
The cookies are best when done in time before the holidays. You need a certain period of time, usually within a few weeks a few months old. If a fruit cake, it takes the taste of storedLiqueur or juice is wet, but also makes the fruit cake much more moist and helps to preserve. And, as the flavors of fruits and nuts in the cake mix for the signature taste delicious cake has fruit.

Then, try to bake a fruitcake this holiday season. You can create a little 'of history!

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Fruit Salad Recipes - Best Ambrosia Fruit Salad

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Here is a classic recipe for fruit salad, that many people love. It has pineapple, oranges, cherries, marshmallows and coconut.

2 cans of pineapple pieces, drained

2 cans of mandarins, drained

2 cans of cherries, drained

1 can flaked coconut

1 / 2 bag mini marshmallows

4 oz sour cream

16 ounces Cool Whip Container

Directions

Put in a bowl, combine sour cream and Cool Whip. Fold in remainingIngredients. Cover and cool in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.

=> Fruit Salad Recipe: Fancy Frozen Fruit Salad

A wonderful salad served cold on a hot summer day.

1 (8 oz) package cream cheese

1st / 3 cup powdered sugar

3 / 4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 / 3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

1 (16 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained

1 / 3 cup maraschino cherry half

1 (16 ounce) can fruit cocktail,drained

1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained

2 cups marshmallows

1st / 3 cup whipping cream

Few drops of red food coloring

Additional whipped cream for garnish

Directions

In a bowl, whip cream cheese with an electric mixer. Add the icing sugar and mix until well combined. Add the vanilla and mix with mayonnaise. Fold the fruit and marshmallows. Fold the cream into the mixture.

Add food coloringMixture. Salad should be a pale pink. Ladle mixture into 5 ounces of duty or souffle cups. Place in freezer and freeze overnight.

Defrost at least 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with dollop of whipped cream and cherries.

=> Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe: Fresh Summer Fruit Salad

Loaded with the display of fresh fruit, this salad is also a center of Nice.

1 / 2 watermelon

Cantaloupe balls

Seedless grapes

PeachSlices

Pear slices

Strawberries, sliced

Red and black raspberries

Sliced banana

Diced pineapple

Black Cherries

Apple Cube

Fruit Salad Dressing

Directions

Scoop the flesh from the depth of red watermelon and melon cutter. Drain the shells well.

Cut to cut the other fruits in pieces. Fill the bowl with the watermelon balls of watermelon and other fruits and berries, pieces. Chill untilready to serve.

Fruit Salad Dressing

4 1 / 2 teaspoons of flour all

1 (6 ounce) can pineapple juice

1 / 3 cup sugar

FOCUS 1 / 3 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

Pour into a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to boil, cook for 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring constantly there. Cool. They are active and fruit. Frigo left over dressing.

=> Easy Fruit SaladRecipe: Quick and Easy Fruit Salad

If you make fruit salad for a crowd, like a picnic or potluck, this recipe is a snap.

1 (30 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained

1 (11 ounce) can mandarin orange, drained

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple pieces, not drain

2 firm bananas, sliced 1 inch thick (optional) *

1 box instant vanilla pudding

Directions

In a large bowl, all the ingredients. Stir until the dry puddingMixture is fully incorporated in the mixture of fruit. Salads seem to be going on, but as thicken the pudding takes the pineapple juice.

Chill overnight. Stir before serving.

* Note: Add the bananas just before serving.

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