I think I fell in love with my husband because of his mother's fruitcake! I make it every year and for everyone (once you try it, you want one next year!). I only use golden raisins and I heat up a pint of brandy to plump them in. I do start early, so as to douse them once a week in Manischewitz wine. I keep her handwritten recipe with her photo in a frame on the wall of my kitchen. The best Christmas tradition.

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