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In late January of 2014, King Christopher travelled to Hollywood California on personal and professional business. While there he met with Grand Duke McHenry of Westarctica and visited over a fine cigar while talking about recent events in their nations. The two then went to meet with King Timothy of Shiloh in Anaheim California, at where else, Disneys magic Kingdom. With the McHenry royal entourage in tow the three men discussed the possibility of producing a Micronational reality series that centres on their respective nations. The meeting was fun and informative and had young Prince Nicholas building a stuffed bear.
Two days later King Christopher met once again with King Timothy of Shiloh and his personal assistant for a day of fun and serious conversation in Disneyland. King Christopher plans an official state visit to California and Molossia in 2015.
Winter was long and hard for Vikesland seeing record amounts of snow and freezing temperatures throughout what was supposed to be spring. The ministry of the interior was kept busy clearing snow from constant storms. Prince Elgin commented on the situation. "It was incredible how much bloody snow fell and blew into Vikesland proper, especially near the Royal Villa. The tractor equipment got a workout thats for sure!"
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Bisons women are ready for the season
The captains of the Bisons women's hockey team have a straightforward, to-the-point goal for the season: Win the west, and head to nationals.
"We've got a big group of fourth- and fifth-year players, so a lot of older girls on our team. We're very motivated to have a good season," said Amy Lee, 22, new captain of the team. "We kind of underachieved last year in that we got beat out in the first round of playoffs. Maybe we looked better on paper than we did on the ice. So we're excited to prove that we are a really good team."
Lee and Caitlin MacDonald were reinstated as team captain and alternate captain on Oct. 7.
They previously served as alternates for the 2012-2013 season. Danielle Vigier, 22, and Maggie Litchfield-Medd, 21, were named first-time alternate captains.
Lee, a fifth-year centre in environmental studies who dreams of becoming a teacher, said this year's games could go either way, as the league's teams are pretty evenly matched.
"The league is very tight this year," said the Vincent Massey graduate. "Any team can beat any other team on any night. So just putting together a really consistent season and playing a defensive game, making sure we keep them tight games."
Lee said last year the team was out-shooting opponents, but not winning games. She said getting the puck in the back of the net will be something they will be focusing on this year. As for strengths, she credits practice and gym time.
"We're very fast, we're very fit. We'll be, in my opinion, if not the most fit, one of the most fit teams in the league," said Lee. "So we'll be able to grind out games and play strong in overtime.
MacDonald, a fifth-year defenceman enrolled in the Asper School of Business, is honoured to be reinstated.
"It's a big honour to be picked by your teammates and I'm feeling super lucky to be recognized in that way by a group that I really respect and a team that I really like to play for," said MacDonald.
MacDonald also has another reason to be proud: this past summer, she was named to the 2013 Winter Universiade Canadian women's hockey team that will compete in the biennial Winter Universiade games in Trentino, Italy from Dec. 11 to 21.
It's a valuable second chance for the athlete: she was also invited to attend the 2011 games in Erzurum, Turkey, but she was injured while playing in a game before her flight out and couldn't attend.
"It's so crazy, and I'm so lucky to be recognized like that and have the opportunity to represent my country, and it's not something that I take for granted for a second," said MacDonald. "I know that so many people, including girls on my team, deserve to go and could easily go too.
"It makes me appreciate it even more this time," added the Balmoral Hall graduate.
With the Bisons, MacDonald is excited to continue the season with her team, but after this year she will be finishing off her double major of finance and accounting.
"I just feel really lucky to be with a group of girls that I really like and have a lot of fun with," said MacDonald. "I couldn't ask for a better group of girls to finish my hockey career with."
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Turning Soup Cans Into Sweet Pop Art Pencil Caddies
Soup, there it is! Come on, could I pass up a chance to include this SNL clip?
The answer is no. No, I couldn't.
Anyway, I'm beginning to think that Friday posts should be called Fast & *Almost* Free Projects since we had Sir Butterfly last week and now we have a little soup can craft that I did in honor of my good friend Andy Warhol (ok, so we're only besties in my mind…). How cute are these guys holding some of Clara's drawing supplies on her desk? The colors make me permasmile.
The first step was grabbing four of the limited edition tomato soup cans that Target is currently selling in honor of my buddy Andy. At 70 cents a pop, this entire project cost me $2.80 (since I already had the only other material I used on hand, but we'll get there in a minute). First I emptied my cans of tomato soup into glass tupperware so as not to waste it (it'll be lunch for the next few days, haha):
Then I carefully rinsed them out, doing my best not to soak the labels with water (slow and steady, baby). I let them dry out a bit upside down on a towel and even dragged a paper towel around the inside of each one to make sure no water was hiding in there.
Then it was cork templating time. Wait, maybe I should explain that a bit more. The reason for the cork was because each of the cans has an odd little edge about a quarter of an inch down from the top of the can. So while the top lip of the can isn't sharp at all, there's that little metal lip about a centimeter beneath it that I worried could result in Clara cutting her hand if she put it into the can and yanked it out quickly. So I did the safety-first mom thing and decided that by making a little cork liner for each can, it would completely cover that little edge that's a smidge lower than the smooth top lip. The key was making sure the cork was tall enough to go over that lip, so there's no way a little hand (or tongue, or toe) could rub against that part anymore, because the little cork "sleeve" would extend above it. I actually used a paper towel to make a template, like this:
Then I used my paper towel template to cut some cork rectangles of the same size:
I used old cork squares that I had (leftover from this project) to create the long rectangles that could be gently curled (don't be too rough with them or they can crack) and slipped right into each can.
Voila. A little cork liner to keep anything from being sharp (they also look pretty charming, like those old cork-lined pen holders of yore). And the cork is super stuck in there once you get it in, so it's above Clara's skill level to somehow wedge it back out, which is nice peace of mind for a paranoid momma like myself.
So that's my little $2.80 Friday project. Don't they look cute next to Clara's little crayon-truck masterpiece?
Here's hoping Clara grows just as fond of my BFF Andy as I have after years of studying him along with my other artsy friends like Klimt, Vermeer, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec (FIT, represent – we were required to take a million years of art history, and only now do I appreciate that).
Any other fast and almost free projects going on this Friday? Any fun weekend plans? Any favorite artists? Oh and since I'm sure folks will ask, those awesome stick-like colored pencils are from a local shop here in Richmond called Mongrel. Since Clara's three favorite "toys" are rocks, sticks, and sand, I couldn't resist…
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It's funny that you should post this today. I just bought a Warhol print for my daughter's bedroom last night! He's been a favorite of mine since I was a kid.
Only you guys put pencils in soup cans and get 110 comments! I mean that in the nicest way possible. The blogger in me can truly appreciate that. Cute upcycle.
Aw, Looks sweet and good catch on the limited edition cans! Nice touch with the cork. I use tea tins for our pencil holders.
What a cute idea! I will definitely be doing this! Also, did you know that Pampered Chef sells a can opener that opens cans so that there aren't any sharp edges?
I posted DIY Unpaper Towels today on my blog! They deff are easy to make and can help save money bc you can reuse them again and again!
First of all, I LOVE this DIY because, little known fact, I am ALSO besties with Andy Warhol. Yeah, we're really tight.
And I had no idea you went to FIT! So did I! That baaaaasically means we're twins.
Oh my goodness! I love this! Thanks so much for the heads up that Target is selling these bad boys. I'm headed over there right now. Love me some cheap-o diy stuff.
Hey YHLovers!
I love those soup cans! Such an awesome (and cheap!) idea. I'd love to grab a few and turn them into 'vases' for some flowers by my kitchen sink!
I was perusing Pinterest yesterday and totally thought of you! Sorry if you've seen this already, but since it feels like you're friends of mine I immediately wanted to share with you! Maybe for Burger's next birthday party…
Really fun idea. I may make some for my own desk at work.
Here's a puzzler for you and your readers … any clever re-purposing ideas for old trophies? I have two boxes of them from my oh so talented children's exploits in soccer and swimming and pinewood derby car building. Both boys have grown and have no sentimental attachment to the accolades of their youth but I hate to throw all that plastic and marble into the trash bin.
Love the project! I'm surprised you didn't put modge podge or something over the labels to protect it from toddler spills and coloring. Any reason why?
Your can update totally had me fooled. I thought those were really vintage cans. The cork looks like decorative rust in the pics. Very clever!
FIT grad here too! Accessories Design! Woot!
I thought about framing them as art for the kitchen. Maybe too cheesy??
Hi! This has nothing to do with your soup can post, which are super cute and colorful..but I saw this listing for animal tees on fab.com and thought you guys would think they were funny. Right up yours and Clara's alley, even though they are frighteningly large and lifelike! There's even a Burger-esque one! Enjoy http://shop.themountain.me/chihuahua-face/
That is one of my all time favorite skits from SNL!! I love that one and the one with Christopher Walkin, "More Cowbell!"
I love giving everyday objects a new life too. I've reused an old icing container to hold my paint brushes. I just dressed it up with some scrapbooking paper and modpoge.
What an adorable idea! I am also happy to hear that my daugther isn't the only toddler who's favorite things are rocks, sticks & sand. I have to check her palms and pockets before we come in the house from our daily walks.
Super cute!! I haven't seen that SNL video before…. that was hilarious!!
Those cans are awesome! And thanks for posting the video, it made my afternoon hahaha!
Good tip to remember:
"Christmas isn't about Santa kicking a Cup 'O Soup in the croutons". tee hee hee
Thanks for making me giggle!
HAHA, just got busted watching the Soup There It Is clip at work!(i couldn't contain my laughter, even from my enclosed office)
I didn't even bother trying to pretend it was work, just showed it to the others – we all had a good laugh so THANK YOU for a perfect Friday afternoon distraction!
My plans this weekend? must.find.soup.cans.in.Montreal.
Brilliant project, I love Andy W!
i saw these cans yesterday and, of course, fell in love. Thank you guys for giving me a reason to purchase them. honestly though, who couldn't use more vintage inspired tomato soups?
i love this blog to death. thanks for giving me something oogle at (an aspire to do) everyday!
LOVE IT!!! I'm now going over to Target after work to snag those cans!! And I don't even like Tomato Soup! But I sure do love the colors!!!
I love this project – the labels are gorgeous and the cork lining inspired.
Am I the only wierdo that looks at the background of your pictures and finds cool, new stuff? What is that cool, white pineapple-looking thing on top of your yellow radio? Do tell! :)
Oh I was thinking about doing the same thing when I saw the cans at Target last week. I am just trying to find someone who will eat the tomato soup for me (maybe I can just buy the cans now and wait for the one day in the dead of winter I actually want to eat tomato soup). But I am wondering why you didn't get the four different cans. My crazy pattern obsessed self would have to have the whole set (it is why I have divide M&Ms into complete sets before eating them <– freak show!).
Thank you for using "Voila" instead of "wah la" or some other incorrect version. It's a silly little pet peeve of mine, but I cringe anytime I see "wah la" or something along those lines.
Oh and your cans are cute! Haha!
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Lucky Bamboo leaves have turned white
We have a lucky bamboo which was kept indoors and was doing fine. Last week, accidentally we kept it in direct sunlight for couple of hours. All the leaves have now turned white.
Some of them are part green.
Can this plant be restored to its original health? Any tips / advice would be highly appreciated.
Hi Pooja. I am very sorry to hear about your plant difficulty.
It sounds like the plant got a bit sunburned and bleached. Hopefully there is enough life leftin the plant to recover. Returning the plant to the normal growing location will probably allow it to establish more healthy growth again. The leaves will not turn back to green, but if it does manage to rejuvenate, it will start more growth for you.
Hi Pooja,
I know that this is over a year later. My Lucky Bamboo was outside in the sun this past summer the entire time and ended up turning entirely white on me. I made sure that I kept water in it and then when autumn rolled around I brought it back inside. The entire plant is back to being a dark green color. I am going to have to put it in a new vase soon considering that the roots are starting to get tangled. I wish you the best with your plant.


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That's not the problem. Believe it or not, the problem is getting them to use it. My father has worked in Africa for more than 20 years now and there is a massive amount of distrust for this sort of thing among the native populations. Many average people even think this type of thing is a CIA plot to kill them off. With the things people have done to them over the centuries, I'm not terribly surprised, but there has been a lot of effort over the last few generations to fix that, and yet it still remains. It won't be easy to overcome.
It is not found in mankind prior the last 100 years.
In many ways you are misguidedly correct. If the governments of Europe did not initiate their heavy colonisation of Africa during the late 19th century, it is unlikely that AIDS would have ever spread outside of the remote areas of Africa where it orginated and would not likely be the pandemic problem that it is today.
Spending money would be one thing. We're spending debt, money we don't have.
It's the same as charging to your credit card a thanksgiving meal to a homeless person, so that you can go home and eat a can of beans.
I'm all for charity, but you have to take care of yourself first (take care of, not live in luxury.) The country needs to get out of debt before we continue all this foreign aid.
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Jar Quilt -Veggies-Need help
I want to make a jar quilt for my DH's Aunt & Uncle. He is a real farmer growing up on a family farm, now lives in suburbia. He has a green thumb and more gardening knowledge and experience than I will ever have~and she is (was) a huge canner. Age and poor health has slowed them down, but he still has a huge garden, giving away most of what he grows.
I wanted to use the Market Farm veggies and food fabrics.
My question is regarding the background. Pictures of all the ones I have seen, use a dark or black for the background. I use alot of black, but I think they would prefer a light or white background. I have some white on white with dragonflies w/ tiny black specs for their eyes leftover from another project. Do you think the white will provide a big enough contrast to use as the background? I wanted to do shelves or bookcases but need to create that depth. Suggestions? Opinions?
I looked at your Camp Cheerio Jar quilt - I really liked it.
You did such a nice job!
My big fruit/veggie jar quilt uses a dark green background which I stippled in a tan thread. I really think you need that contrast to make the veggies stand out. Not a good picture, but you might remember this posting:
Linda, that is exactly what I want to make! Is it okay if I copy your quilt-well....not exactly, but that's is perfect.
I don't remember this picture-thanks for posting it again for me. How big were your jar blocks?
Dark green would work perfectly as a background- I have some batik wood grain that is okay for the bookcase shelves, but it is too much for the background.
Did you use fat quarters or did you buy yardage for the veggies?
Thank you both so much for helping.
Copy away. They aren't really blocks. I used strip scraps from someone else and added just a green strip between each jar. I did the corners and lids/top on each and then layed them all out and connected them with a single strip so I had a long piece for each shelf when done. I wanted my jars closer together than most patterns show and less uniform. It's an easy one to make any way that looks good to you.
Jars are 3-1/2 to 4-1/2" wide (finished) depending on scrap I had. Second shelf from bottom is 15" high.
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Cloud – The Natural Evolution for High Performance Computing
Cloud computing has emerged as a model to address a broad range of computing needs and promises to solve all but world peace. The idea of utility or on-demand computing is hardly new, particularly in the High Performance Computing (HPC) space, but the business models and technology have matured sufficiently to propel the concept firmly back into the limelight.
I'm not going to waste your time defining what the cloud is – I think enough of the internet has been used up on that point ad nauseam. Let's focus our attention instead on some of the implications the cloud presents for compute-intensive applications – and the enterprise in general.
Before we move on – let's clear the air on one thing; A lot of folks pigeon-hole HPC as scientists geeking out with massive supercomputers. This is commonly referred to as High Performance "Technical" Computing. There is a far more significant market evolving outside of traditional HPC with growing computational needs. Big Data is a good example of this where the opportunity for deep analytical insight is an extremely attractive proposition to a wide range of vertical markets. Further to this, with disruptive technology solutions like the GreenButton which simplify and enable access to on-demand computing in the cloud, supercomputing power is now at the fingertips of a whole new segment of the market, often referred to as the "Missing Middle".
The increasing adoption of programming paradigms such as the classic MPI (Message Passing Interface) and the more recently popular Map-Reduce have provided simple yet powerful mechanisms for massively parallel problem solving, generating more interests in large-scale computing as well as the need for systems that can support such computing.
The long-term implications of the cloud are still being rationalized as IT departments experiment with different private and public cloud models and balance their infrastructure needs across both static and spikey (or elastic) computing requirements.
Cloud computing is ultimately a business model (well, it's primarily a confusing marketing term but let's not get hung up on that) but there are typically a common set of technical capabilities that help enable cloud computing (e.g. virtualization) that also provide certain benefits that are relevant to this conversation. Let's review some of the factors that should be understood when evaluating HPC in the Cloud.
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Cost: For spikey workloads, the cost savings in the cloud can be significant. What's more, the cost is an Operational Expense rather than Cap-Ex so is often more palatable for many businesses as costs can be attributed to a particular project and accounted for more granularly. We have come across a number of studios that have gone out of business as they invested in infrastructure only for the project to go on hold… ouch! The cloud represents a very low-risk way for businesses to fulfill computing needs.
Flexibility: The cloud supports rapid provisioning for particular workloads. The ability to dynamically roll out specific OS/Software and hardware configurations particular to a workload is a key advantage.
Speed of deployment: The ability to rapidly provision new environments/clusters in minutes is key to the success and practicality of on-demand computing. Compare this to the months it can typically take to provision new hardware on-premise.
Scalability: Elastically scaling out to meet increased capacity demands is a powerful concept and the obvious benefit of the cloud. The public cloud promises "infinite" scale. The reality is somewhat different where there are very real limits that need to be proactively managed. However the performance levels that can be obtained from large providers such as Windows Azure and AWS are orders of magnitude greater than what most customers can fathom with internal hardware.
Resiliency: The ability to snapshot workloads as they are running can allow for check-pointing of MPI workloads. A number of virtualization solutions provide the ability to dynamically move a guest VM from one physical host to another. If you can proactively detect that a piece of hardware is going to fail through active monitoring of the right metrics then you can take remedial action and avoid any downtime.
Portability: The ability to move a workload from one cloud platform to another on the fly without any application changes presents powerful options such as for bursting from a private cloud out to a public cloud, High Availability where a workload is run on multiple clouds simultaneously, scaling across multiple clouds to meet extremely high resource requirements or, to take advantage of shifts in the spot pricing market. The abstractions exposed in the GreenButton SDK support this sort of portability.
Security: this remains a significant barrier to adoption today however the issue is primarily in trust and perception rather than limitations in capability and architecture of various cloud platforms. One could argue that in some cases your data is safer in the hands of Amazon or Microsoft than your own data center (I'm sure that point may raise some objections). That said, data isn't sufficiently secure by default so some effort commensurate to the sensitivity and risks needs to be applied. For example;
- Encryption at rest of cloud-bound data.
- Limiting the time window that data is resident in the cloud.
- Anonymizing data. A great example is running risk models for the financial services sector where sensitive customer data can easily be stripped out prior to processing in the cloud.
Performance: There is no single answer to the question of performance. In general the cloud offers massive performance gains in most cases (and therefore is generally a positive). This does however depends entirely on the workload in question and there are some challenges/limitations today. Some workloads scale in a linear fashion i.e. embarrassingly parallel. Even many MPI workloads scale very well on cloud infrastructure. I/O bound MPI processes however will often run into performance related challenges due to their heavy demands on network infrastructure or sensitivity to latency. A significant number of traditional HPC applications are developed and tuned on very low-latency Infiniband interconnects (~2 microseconds) and take advantage of RDMA technology. The majority of these applications just won't scale on 10 GigE networks. There is RDMA support for Ethernet however this is still in its infancy and more or less non-existent out there in the cloud today. None of the big-name public cloud providers are supporting Infiniband as yet though I see that changing in the future. It will be a great milestone when this happens and will dramatically widen the net of HPC workloads that can be supported in the cloud.
Other challenges lie in certain cloud platforms intentionally distributing your deployed instances across the data center to increase availability. In the case of HPC, this has a negative effect. Windows Azure currently suffers from this however I believe we will see this rectified with more flexible control over physical placement of VMs – similar to what AWS offers with Placement Groups for their Cluster Compute instances.
I'm not going to dwell on the overhead of virtualization as there is a lot of material on the web covering this topic. I will say that modern virtualization technologies have such a small overhead on CPU performance today that it is effectively negligible. The I/O hit in some cases can be more noticeable but this depends on the characteristics of the workload. VMware have some excellent blog posts and papers talking about virtualization overhead. In particular, I'd check out Josh Simons' posts on HPC and Virtualization: http://cto.vmware.com/author/joshsimons/
License Management: Management of licenses in the cloud is a difficult problem both for Software Vendors and end users. As an end user if I want to spin up 100 8 core nodes for a couple of hours, do I have to acquire 100 more licenses? GreenButton works with Software Vendors to make their software available on a transactional basis whilst providing reporting and accounting on usage of their software in the cloud.
Management: One of the challenges when spreading workloads across more than one platform is management of the workloads and resources being utilized. Being able to consolidate management within a single tool becomes critical for effective use of the cloud for HPC. This is an area we have placed a lot of focus at GreenButton with our Mission Control web tool.
Data: Moving large datasets to the cloud still presents some challenges. Whether this is a real issue or not depends on the scenario. It all comes down to the amount of compute required relative to the size of data. In the Oil & Gas sector we physically ship 50TB+ to AWS where weeks/months of processing will be performed for a customer project. In this case, the entire workflow lives in the cloud using visualization technology meaning no data needs to be move backwards and forwards to the customer's site. RenderMan workloads also present challenges with large datasets (up to 1GB per frame) and we have had to develop IP specifically to deal with this efficiently. There are companies like Aspera and Signiant who have developed smart technology for optimizing throughput over the internet using the UDP protocol (rather than the miserably inefficient TCP).
Managing Costs: There is obviously some level of fear when moving from a known and understood capital expenditure model to one of pay-by-the-drink where costs could spiral out of control. Trust me, this has many CFOs awake at night in a cold sweat. This has been a strong area of focus for GreenButton from day one resulting in some unique (and patented) technology for predicting job execution time and committing to users on runtime and cost. Being able to provide assurances to users by presenting capped price options is proving an effective solution. Further to this, we have the commercial and billing models to support more complex billing relationships and departmental chargebacks for enterprise customers.
Cloud Lock-in: One of the primary concerns of organizations looking to adopt the cloud is vendor lock-in. This is a key benefit of the GreenButton solution and I have blogged about this previously here.
Cloud Bursting
One of the advantages of moving HPC workloads to on-demand virtualized infrastructure is the ability for Enterprise customers to take advantage of internal hardware investment in the way of a private cloud. We speak with many larger organizations where the prospect of running compute-intensive workloads across their private cloud is very enticing (the private cloud obviously solves some of the issues around security and data transfers). Throw in the ability to seamlessly burst to nominated public clouds (based on configured policy) and you have something pretty compelling indeed.
The positives far outweigh the challenges for most scenarios and thus I hope I've convinced you that the cloud is an ideal platform for a large portion of HPC workloads already. Many of the challenges that exist today are constantly being whittled away by the IaaS platform providers themselves or by software vendors such as GreenButton. There is a common perception that High Performance Computing is overly complex, so complex that mere mortals are not able to tap into the massive benefits and business value that can be obtained. It is our goal to continue to make the complex world of HPC more and more accessible to the mass-market.
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Fruitcake reminder..
Anyone thinking about making a fruitcake? Now is the time it should be made, soaked in booze, and put away for the holidays.
I am all over the place today!
Does anyone have a Christmas Pudding recipe that you age as well? I checked the Cooking and Dessert forum and all seem to be meant for immediate use. I thought steamed pudding can age with liquor. Also...what if I do not have a mold?
Anyhoo...I thought I would ask here since it is sorta like preserving. I will look on the internet too but did not know if someone had a tried and true recipe for aging.
The British more typically use a "pudding basin" which is basically a pottery bowl with a lip. That way they can cover the pudding with parchment paper, bring it down over the lip and tie it with string. Because of the lip the string doesn't pop up during steaming.
Here's a recipe from Delia Smith. It's the real McCoy. Notice also she does mention storing until Christmas, at which time it can be served cold or re-steamed to warm and then flamed with brandy.
Here is a link that might be useful: Traditional Christmas Pudding
I make "White Fruitcake". It is much lighter but still ages really well. Because it is white cake based the fruit really shows up and it is very jewel looking. I make mine the day after Thanksgiving and wrap in cheesecloth soaked in Brandy or Rum. I make the recipe in mini muffin pans and layer the mini cakes with the cheese cloth in large Tupperware containers. Then every week I mist the container and layers with more brandy using a spray mist bottle.
They are very good.
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I remember posting a cream cheese cake recipe here a while back. It used only red and green maraschino cherries and four eight ounce packages of creamed cheese. It also contained walnets and would get moister as the days pass. It would not be stored at room temperature. It wasn't really a fruit cake per se, but was a very festive looking cake served at Christmas time. Fruit cake ins't just for Christmas, it can also be enjoyed at Thanksgiving time. The cherry cheese cake was made in a Bundt pan and was so tasty you could even eat the raw batter!
The cheese cake this isn't like what you would expect as the ones you see in a NY deli. I call it a Holiday cake to avoid confusion. I was a bit off in my inital amounts.
Two 8 ounce packages of cream cheese
1/2 pound butter or margerine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups coursly chopped walnuts
two 16 ounce jars of red maraschino cherries (well drained)
1/4 cup flour for dredging cherries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
Cream together butter, cheese, sugar, and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, mix well. Slowly mix in flour along with baking powder. Fold in dredged cherries and walnuts and pour into a well greased and floured Bundt pan. Bake cake for 1 1/2 hours until lightly browned on top. Cool for about 15 minutes and then remove from pan and turn it over (flat side down) on to a cooling rack to cool. You can add a thin glaze to this by mixing some almond extract confectioners sugar and hot water, and drizzle over the top and down the sides.
To add more color, substitute one 16 ounce jar of red cherries with 16 ounces of green cherries (if you can find them). If not, you can make a similar green cherry by using glaced (the kind on fruit cakes) green cherries soaked in a little green food coloring, hot water, and some maraschino or almond extract added. Allow them to soak a couple of hours to rehydrate and absorb the color and flavor. Then drain and treat them as you would the red cherries, by dredging first before folding into the batter.
Hope I didn't forget anything. This recipe originally used only a 4 ounce jar of cherries and a 4 ounce package of creamed cheese, I prefer it my way though.. The longer it sits the moister it gets, but I would cover it after a day or so and also refrigerate for up to a week.
Then there's the giant cream puff called the 'Crowning Glory' which uses 7 squares of bakers chocolate, 9 eggs, 3/4 pound butter. Its a mousse filled cream puff pastery. Way too high in cholestrol!
I made mine a week ago and will "baste" them every week from now till Christmas. I make a yellow fruitcake and a dark fruitcake every year.
Last year, I had some leftover, so we just kept it in the refrigerator. Come June, the thing was STILL good as gold! I think the oldest recorded fruitcake was something like 23 years old!!!
Yes, they do keep well, especially when soaked with booze. The booze is usually absorbed by the fruits, which make for a really flavorful treat. I used to pour on Cranberria, a cranberry liquor, as well as Grand Marinier. My mom made fruitcakes years ago. Even Sears (mon mom used to work there) used to sell a fruitcake called a 'Butter Batter'. It was golden and was really tasty.
I decided to bake my fruitcakes in the fancy waxed cardboard forms I found at Fante's.
Should have known to butter them first! I now have to spend some time scraping off a layer of paper before soaking them. They would have looked nice...
I make a Date Fuit Cake, which by family tradition is from Lola Berry, whose family in Texas had a pecan tree.
2 c dates
1/2 lb candied cherries
4 c pecan meats
1 1/4 cups flour
4 eggs
1 c sugar
Put all fruits, nuts, and sugar in large bowl, add beaten eggs, then flour.
Mix well, bake in slow oven about 1 hour. Age with brandy-soaked wrappings.
(I mix the eggs, flour and sugar together then I mix it into the fruits, because otherwise you get little deposits of white flour in the crevices of the pecans, which is not pretty.)
This is different from the usual fruitcake, and very excellent.


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