"It's A Family Heirloom…"

I dunno. I've heard some fruitcakes can last centuries...LOL

"LosaruTaiyo;c-17057903" wrote:
I dunno. I've heard some fruitcakes can last centuries...LOL

Actually, I've had fruitcake. Some of it is really very, very good. I imagine, like all things baked, it depends on the recipe used and the skill of the one who bakes it. I've had some that's totally dried out, too. Now, that's gross. LOL

Olives can last a long time, too. A while back I saw some that had been on the bottom of the Atlantic for about a century. Admittedly in a glass jar.

"GalacticGal;d-959115" wrote:
… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share. ;)

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

"invisiblgirl;c-17058552" wrote:

"GalacticGal;d-959115" wrote:
… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share. ;)

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent. :open_mouth: It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

Growing up, there was inevitably one of those brick like store bought fruitcakes around during the holidays. I was not a fan.

Then when I was living on my own, an elderly neighbor lady made a fruitcake from scratch, I mean she literally candied the fruit herself, not just bought a mix and baked it. It was delicious.

It's not a grammatical error. More of a joke, per sé, likely more of a reference.

There's an old tradition (in the UK, likely other places that were colonised by Britain) of keeping, curing (with spirits) and these days freezing the top tier of a wedding cake to be eaten at the Christening of the couple's first (or later) child.

A recent example:

http://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/

There's also the tradition of making Christening gowns out of part of the wedding dress, etc.

"annaliese39;c-17059531" wrote:
I always took 'heirloom' to mean it's an old family recipe, like my mum's Christmas cake, not that the cake itself is that old! Yuck. I do love homemade fruitcake though, but then I'm British and we do love our tea and cake. :)

My paternal great-grandfather was from England. I was raised around a group of Scots. I, too, love my tea and cakes. ;) And fruitcake, if it's properly prepared as I stated above. ;)

"EmmaVane;c-17059511" wrote:
It's not a grammatical error. More of a joke, per sé, likely more of a reference.

There's an old tradition (in the UK, likely other places that were colonised by Britain) of keeping, curing (with spirits) and these days freezing the top tier of a wedding cake to be eaten at the Christening of the couple's first (or later) child.

A recent example:

http://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/

There's also the tradition of making Christening gowns out of part of the wedding dress, etc.

Back in the 18th century, here in the 'Colonies', it was a tradition that a person be buried in their underthings worn at their wedding. And no, that's not what we call underwear, per se, since they didn't wear any. Rather, what served as such was the shirt for the men and the shift for the women. Underwear, more like we know it, came along a tad later in the early 19th century. All I can say is, it's a good thing linen lasts. The Bride's cake was also never eaten by the wedding guests, but rather stored in a tin soaked in brandy and brought out at each anniversary. Instead, the guests ate the Groom's Cake. We rarely see that cake anymore.

"GalacticGal;c-17058700" wrote:

"invisiblgirl;c-17058552" wrote:

"GalacticGal;d-959115" wrote:
… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share. ;)

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent. :open_mouth: It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

My aunt makes a fruitcake every Christmas season. The dried fruit is soaked in rum for months. Consequently, the alcohol-laden fruitcake can last a very long time once baked, since it has been preserved (so to speak) in alcohol. This version of fruit cake is also called black cake since the rum turns the fruit black.