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Books That Have Something Fruitcake
THE FRUITCAKE PAGE
You Are Nuttier Than A Fruitcake
Fruitcake Facts:
- The
First Recorded Fruitcake was in
Roman Times, and some believe the fruitcake to be the cause of
the fall of the Roman Empire.
- A little publicized method of determining whether a woman was a witch during the Salem Witch Trials was to offer the suspect a piece of fruitcake. If she ate it and lived, it was considered proof that she was, in fact, a witch.
DO YOU HAVE A FRUITCAKE? Tell us at the retro housewife hotline!
(Almost) Famous Fruitcake Quotes
"Let Them Eat Fruitcake"
(Marie Antoinette, When asked what her starving subjects should eat.
Her publicist dropped the "Fruit" for fear of causing an uprising. Thus
"Let Them Eat Cake" became the famous quote. However, Marie didn't
really like her starving subjects much, and hoped that they would clue
in and stop griping if she handed over all of her Christmas Fruitcakes.
Instead, they cut off her head. It's true! Really!)
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