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Re:100-year old fruit cake found in Antarctica's oldest buil... by jackfoxy on Friday August 11, 2017 @11:19AM (#14990535)
Pro tip: fruitcakes are meant to be doused in in alcohol, usually brandy, rum, or whiskey. That makes them edible.
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Re:100-year old fruit cake found in Antarctica's oldest buil... by delinka on Friday August 11, 2017 @04:10PM (#14993680)
"edible" in the sense that they can be processed by mastication. also in the sense that after you've consumed enough, you no longer care about the flavor or ... tenderness.
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Re:100-year old fruit cake found in Antarctica's oldest buil... by jackfoxy on Saturday August 12, 2017 @04:11PM (#14999723)
The treatment also makes them palatable.
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