My grandmother made fruitcakes when her children were small, to my father's glowing memory. I never got to taste hers, but before she passed I was able to talk with her about how she made them. She said she never liked the candied citron or peel that often came in fruitcakes, so she just left that out -- and my bet is many people dislike that bitterness too. Her recipe is amazing -- she always used her own, chunky homemade applesauce in her cakes and I have found it is worth the effort to do that too. All that being said, I am eager to try some of these KAF recipes as well this year!

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