After much correspondence with Hester, and thorough searching all of the closets in mom and dad's house, we have deduced the current location of the Fruitcake.
the fruitcake is at the brunner's house in vegas. i hid it in the game/toy closet. i promise on my life that it is there. apparently i am a very good hidder.
The fruitcake is a longstanding family tradition. We originally made it back in 1994, and gave it to my mother, who was the original recipient. Since then, it has been passed back and forth many times, and was even hand delivered, by Dan Schaeffer, to my brother in Argentina. The objective is to pass the fruitcake on to someone else in the family as quickly as possible, or at least at the next convenient opportunity. Birthdays and Christmas are popular times to pass the fruitcake. The fruitcake is round, and about 7 inches high. It is the consistency and weight of a cinder block, with a faint, fruity odor. The weight makes it expensive to mail. The usual tactic is to hide the fruitcake in someone's house or car, and then tell them about it later, when they can't quickly pass it back. For many years the fruitcake was in the same Pic-a-nut box. I believe it is in a new box now, but I have not seen it for a while.
The fruitcake spent its 12th anniversary in either a closet in my parents' house, or in a warehouse of some kind (like the one in the photo) somewhere in or near Virginia. It's a long, long story . . .
" Where is the fruitcake?"
ReplyDelete"I thought we'd settled that, the fruitcake is somewhere VERY safe."
i vaguely recall the fruitcake story you guys shared back in chicago...but could use refreshing. some background info for the less informed? ;-)
ReplyDeleteIs it in Hagerstown?
ReplyDeleteWell Julia, The fruitcake is a world traveller, and has been around longer than Toby for starters.
ReplyDeletethe fruitcake is at the brunner's house in vegas. i hid it in the game/toy closet. i promise on my life that it is there. apparently i am a very good hidder.
ReplyDeleteThe fruitcake is a longstanding family tradition. We originally made it back in 1994, and gave it to my mother, who was the original recipient. Since then, it has been passed back and forth many times, and was even hand delivered, by Dan Schaeffer, to my brother in Argentina. The objective is to pass the fruitcake on to someone else in the family as quickly as possible, or at least at the next convenient opportunity. Birthdays and Christmas are popular times to pass the fruitcake. The fruitcake is round, and about 7 inches high. It is the consistency and weight of a cinder block, with a faint, fruity odor. The weight makes it expensive to mail. The usual tactic is to hide the fruitcake in someone's house or car, and then tell them about it later, when they can't quickly pass it back. For many years the fruitcake was in the same Pic-a-nut box. I believe it is in a new box now, but I have not seen it for a while.
ReplyDeleteThe fruitcake spent its 12th anniversary in either a closet in my parents' house, or in a warehouse of some kind (like the one in the photo) somewhere in or near Virginia. It's a long, long story . . .
Hester, see my blog.
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