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Dec 26, 2023Liked by Mom of No Rank

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My mother used to make the very very best fruitcake! I was never a big fan of fruitcake as a kid growing up because I felt it was an old persons desert. Lol! But I do remember my Mom’s and it had a really nice lemony taste to it. She often found her recipes on the back of Betty Crocker etc. I wish I had it her recipe! 🤗

Thank you for sharing! God bless you!

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I'm so glad this brought back memories for you! That's definitely one of my hopes. A lot of mid-century fruitcake recipes had a couple of ounces (not a typo) of lemon essence in them, but the white mystery cake up there from Betty Crocker has a whole cup of candied lemon peel, too. I hope you come across the right one someday. Here's one with the lemon essence it in, for example. https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/mamas-white-fruit-cake-family-favorite.html And another more complicated one featured on NPR. https://www.npr.org/2011/11/18/142506777/lemon-fruitcake

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I think what I remember is hers had actual candy lemon in it. Not the lemon extract which has a funny taste. I might give one of these fruit cakes to try here. And add some lemon peel. Thank you so much for sharing nostalgic memories! Those are the Betty Crocker days! ✨💖✨

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Real lemon is the way to go I think, yes. It might have been candied citron, which is lemony, but with an extra floral kind of scent, just lovely. If you've ever seen Buddh'as hand fruit in a produce market, that's one variety.

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YES! Indeed I have seen them at farmer’s market intrigued about their purpose. The yellow ones which look like long yellow chili peppers? Wow! Thank you!

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Yes, that's it! It's basically all rind, no pulp, so there's no tartness. Sometimes they're bitter though, so you boil it in water first, then change the water and add sugar to candy it -- David Lebovitz is a great recipe-writer if you'd like to give it a try https://www.davidlebovitz.com/candied-citron-recipe/. But you can also buy it ready-made!

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Thank you so kindly! I'll check his link out! Have a fabulous day! 🥰♥️

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