I made 20 of these this year- but made them smaller (4 loaves instead of 2 from the recipie) so they would fit better in mailing boxes. I add marzipan and candied cherries- made one batch with Splenda instead of sugar for my diabetic friends and one batch with golden raisins and cranberries for friends that cannot eat pineapple. I am shipping one to my cousin in Germany since I think these are much better than the traditional recipe. Last year the one I sent him was returned to me 3 months latter and it was still good to eat- I soak the fruit in rum so maybe that helped to preserve it.

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