"It's A Family Heirloom…"

"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.