If ‘like is like a box of chocolates’, then people could be said to be fruitcakes. For once, I am not using a literary colloquialism to cast aspersions upon the relative sanity of mankind. I am speaking literally.
My favourite fruitcake recipe was handed down by my great grandmother. It is, without a doubt, the simplest fruitcake ever. Let me share it with you and you’ll see what I mean…both about the recipe and how it relates to people.
The recipe didn’t come down all nicely weighed and measured in metric and Imperial. The oven temperatures were descriptive rather than accurate as the old range didn’t possess a thermostat and cooking times were all approximate. Even the ingredients were subject to change. They’d had to be, great granny had been around a long, long time and, as she proudly reminded us, had seen five British monarchs in her lifetime. Six…
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
I love fruitcake. I’m saving this recipe!
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It is a good one 🙂
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Yum! My mother in law made fruitcakes every Christmas – I have her recipe but have been daunted by it. This looks way easier!
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This takes no time at all and is very forgiving. I would say to make several… they keep for ages wrapped in greaseproof paper.
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My Grandmother made fantastic fruitcakes… this reminds me of hers…except she used pecans as well.
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Mine sometimes used nuts too…it all depended on what was in the larder.
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