Nothing says Christmas quite like a fruitcake – or, at the very least, a fruitcake joke. A quip attributed to former “Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson has it that “There is only one fruitcake in the ...

Watch FOX21’s coverage of the 2025 Fruitcake toss in Manitou Springs. (MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.) — A beloved annual tradition ...

Fruitcake has built quite a reputation. It is known for its longevity, but also as a gift not widely preferred — although you can always regift. The origins of fruitcake date back to the ancient ...

You've probably heard the jokes or even passed on a fruitcake yourself, but Southern Supreme's "famous nutty fruitcake" keeps customers coming back year after year. In fact, the family-owned business, ...

All Things We're Cooking is a series featuring family recipes from you, our readers and listeners, and the special stories behind them. We'll continue to share more of your kitchen gems throughout the ...

Ruth Gerringer won The N&O fruitcake contest in 1992 and 1995 with fruit and nuts. Home bakers preserved Gerringer’s recipe; Norma Hoots Lynch bakes it annually for church. Recipe emphasizes over five ...

Fruitcake is the most controversial dessert in all of food. Yes, we know your mom/grandma/aunt/roommate’s cousin has the best recipe ever, but here’s the thing ...

The fruitcake's ancestry might be traced to medieval Europe. In that dark period, peasants and royalty alike celebrated undeservedly fruitful harvests with dark fruitcake. Stern times called for stern ...

correctionA previous version of this article linked Wensleydale, the cheese made famous in the animated stories of Wallace and Gromit, to Lancashire. The cheese comes from North Yorkshire, where it is ...