Fruitcake

[TheZag]

I would like to request a Fruitcake inspiration or salvage to be added as part as the Christmas event.  If the date it was created and how many times it has been gifted/emailed could be added as well,  that would be great.

 

[Saiyajinzoningen]

If the fruitcake was an inspiration what would its effect be?

[Rudra]

1 hour ago, Saiyajinzoningen said:

If the fruitcake was an inspiration what would its effect be?

If it needs to be tracked for being gifted/e-mailed and your character uses it? Nausea. Your character is stunned after 30 seconds for 5 minutes with a chance of being held for the vomit animation duration every 15 seconds you are stunned. Ignores AT mez resistance.

[Saiyajinzoningen]

2 minutes ago, Rudra said:

If it needs to be tracked for being gifted/e-mailed and your character uses it? Nausea. Your character is stunned after 30 seconds for 5 minutes with a chance of being held for the vomit animation duration every 15 seconds you are stunned. Ignores AT mez resistance.

 

hey to be fair,

everyone tries fruitcake once.....

[Bionic_Flea]

1 hour ago, Saiyajinzoningen said:

everyone tries fruitcake once.....

[Bionic_Flea]

12 hours ago, TheZag said:

I would like to request a Fruitcake inspiration or salvage to be added as part as the Christmas event. 

Also:  Isn't that what the Duplicating Gift is?  Some one gives it to you and you run off to quickly give it to someone else . . . then they give it to someone else . . . and so on.

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Duplicating_Gift

[Ghost]

11 minutes ago, Bionic_Flea said:

Also:  Isn't that what the Duplicating Gift is?  Some one gives it to you and you run off to quickly give it to someone else . . . then they give it to someone else . . . and so on.

 

https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Duplicating_Gift

Sounds like it - but, I like the tracking idea.

Maybe when the season is over, a list is posted of everyone who had the fruitcake.  
Sounds like it would be interesting to look through.

[FrauleinMental]

6 hours ago, Saiyajinzoningen said:

If the fruitcake was an inspiration what would its effect be?

The opposite of an Ultimate--decreases your combat level by 1 for 3 minutes.  As with Ultimates, blocks Ultimate use.

 

As an added "bonus," cannot be sold or deleted; must be consumed or given to another player to get rid of it.  If you consume it, a popup window shows the list of previous owners so you get the full horror of seeing how many times it's been regifted.

Edited October 27, 2023 by FrauleinMental

[TheZag]

The city information terminal would probably be the only spot that could track any amount of stats since each item would be unique if there were stats attached to the item.  Having 'date received first fruitcake',  '# of fruitcake given',  '# of fruitcake received' and '# given/# received in the last 30 days' (to track the current year) in the city info terminal would likely be the only way to have fruitcake related stats.

 

Maybe even just reskin ambrosia into fruitcake for the christmas event time and only track stats for ambrosia gifting during the event.

 

@Bionic_Flea i can certainly see people considering the duplicating gift as fruitcake,  but its missing the mark for me.  Especially when it lasts only a short time if you dont regift it.

 

[Bionic_Flea]

3 minutes ago, TheZag said:

Especially when it lasts only a short time if you dont regift it.

 

It's true.  Fruitcake is eternal.

[lemming]

[Rudra]

7 hours ago, Saiyajinzoningen said:

 

hey to be fair,

everyone tries fruitcake once.....

There actually is good fruitcake. (I didn't believe it either when I was told. Then I tried the 'non-commercial' fruitcake, and it is actually good.) The thing is, you won't find it in any store (that I know of) in the US. It isn't wrapped in cellophane. And it is pretty expensive relatively speaking. (And doesn't leave the person thinking it would serve much better as a brick in a house.)

[Saiyajinzoningen]

pix?

[Rudra]

Google? I haven't had good fruitcake in years. (Edit: I was overseas when I was provided good fruitcake. I'm in the US. All I see any more are the bricks people keep re-gifting or throwing away.)

Edited October 27, 2023 by Rudra

[lemming]

I grew up on Stollen which is a german version, but I've had some decent fruitcake as well.   It's much better just out of the oven, etc...    The majority though, is not very good and that's probably why it has the rep it does.

[srmalloy]

7 hours ago, Rudra said:

Google? I haven't had good fruitcake in years

Search for 'Free Range Fruitcake'; you'll find quite a number of hits, all to copies of the recipe by the same name from Alton Brown's "Good Eats" show on the Food Network. Unlike the standard 'brick eternal' fruitcake, it doesn't use any of that candied fruit crap (unless you count crystallized ginger - and for the recipe I recommend using small-piece crystallized ginger like Crystallized Ginger Chips from The Ginger People). When I make it, I use more dried fruit than the recipe calls for — entire eight-ounce bags from Trader Joe's — and the recipe fills a bundt pan. I expect to be baking one this weekend or the next; that will give me enough lead time to have it thoroughly spritzed with brandy before I give it to my stepmother at Christmas.

[Without_Pause]

On 10/27/2023 at 4:07 AM, Saiyajinzoningen said:

If the fruitcake was an inspiration what would its effect be?

Forcing the vomit emote.

[srmalloy]

On 10/27/2023 at 6:58 PM, srmalloy said:

When I make it, I use more dried fruit than the recipe calls for — entire eight-ounce bags from Trader Joe's — and the recipe fills a bundt pan.

And I forgot that I have a reference picture:

[Herotu]

On 10/27/2023 at 2:19 AM, TheZag said:

I would like to request a Fruitcake inspiration or salvage to be added as part as the Christmas event.  If the date it was created and how many times it has been gifted/emailed could be added as well,  that would be great.

 

I'm British, so I'm not sure whether there's a cultural difference here... is fruitcake at Christmas a thing you do instead of Chrismas Cake / Christmas Pudding?

 

Christmas Cake:
It's a fruitcake under marzipan and icing.

 

Christmas Pudding:

This is the sixpence coin hidden in the pudding tradition that nobody does anymore:

And for the record,

THE PROOF IS NOT IN THE PUDDING,

THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING IS IN THE EATING!

Edited November 9, 2023 by Herotu

[Glacier Peak]

What makes something a cake? Does it need icing? I like home made fruit cake. I've never had store bought. 

[Herotu]

33 minutes ago, Glacier Peak said:

What makes something a cake? Does it need icing? I like home made fruit cake. I've never had store bought. 

Ahh .. this reminds me of the classic "what's a pie?" conversation or "is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit"?

 

I think Jaffa Cakes are cakes not biscuits, a pie has to have pastry and a cake is "A sweet baked food made of flour, liquid, eggs, and other ingredients, such as raising agents and flavorings."

- Okay, I DuckDuckGo'd it because I haven't thought of it before.

 

[ThaOGDreamWeaver]

On 10/27/2023 at 9:07 AM, Saiyajinzoningen said:

If the fruitcake was an inspiration what would its effect be?

Immobilise, Mag 4.0, with 10% chance of Sleep (Mag 2), and permanent Slow until the Panic Diet power is toggled during the January Gym Frenzy event.

 

While we're at it...

 

DW's Family Christmas Pudding Recipe 

Dates back well before Victorian times, though I've made edits and upgrades through the years since I was a kid. It's now relatively idiotproof if you've got a bit of time and patience. Quantities are a little flexible and spicing can be adjusted to taste: adding cinnamon, allspice, or vanilla sugar if you wish.

 

But the important bit is... if you want to have it ready for Christmas, you ideally need to start in November - as early as possible - so the flavours have time to mellow, mingle and mature. So get on it.

 

For 1 large/2 small puds:

4oz / 110g plain flour

6oz / 170g muscovado sugar

2oz / 55g dried breadcrumbs (out of a packet is fine, just not the golden ones for fish fry)

5oz / 140g suet 

1lb / 450g mixed dried fruit of your choice (sultanas, raisins, currants - a premixed bag is fine for this)

1oz / 25g finely ground almonds or almond flour

Fresh nutmeg to grate, to taste (for this recipe, you should use about 1/4 to 1/3 of a nut)

A quarter teaspoon of salt - no more, no less

One small tart apple (or half a decent sized Bramley)

One small lemon

One small egg

50ml booze of your choice (Spiced or dark rum, unpeated whisky, honey liqueur, brandy or calvados/applejack are all good. NOT GIN.)

Up to about 150ml of cream stout beer - Murphy's, Mackay's, Guinness, or similar (see below)

Additional booze for "feeding"

 

How to:

• Place the sugar and flour, a bit at a time, in CLOSED-TOP blender - unless you fancy a festive smoke bomb. Grind to a fine grey-brown powder.
  (This is optional but helps the mixdown process go better).
• Place a quarter of each dry ingredient - sugar/flour mix, breadcrumbs, fruit, almonds, and salt, into a BIG glass or crockery bowl - as in the biggest you have. Mix thoroughly. Grate a bit of nutmeg over the top, mix again.
• Repeat the process with the remaining dry goods, mixing right down to the bottom each time. Check how much nutmeg you've used and top up as needed, mixing again.
• Peel, core, and grate the apple. Mix through thoroughly, a handful at a time. Clean hands are best for this job.
• Juice the lemon, and mix with the egg, booze, and about 50ml / two shots of beer.
• Gradually pour into the dry mix in a thin stream, stirring all the time, and making sure any dry bits are well mixed in. Again, you might want to get your hands in for the best results.
• The mix should wind up as a sticky pudding batter, no dry bits, but not runny. Add more beer as needed to get your desired consistency.
• Each family member who's been involved in making it should give a final stir to the pud - clockwise, three times - and make a wish.
• Pile into heavy-duty glass/Pyrex/china bowls and pack down. Cover tightly with buttered greaseproof paper, then cover that with a double layer of foil, and tie down tightly with string (proper butcher's-type string, not plastic string, Bridget.)
• Place in a saucepan or steamer and boil/steam for 3-4 hours. Check the water level regularly, and DO NOT LET THEM BOIL DRY.
• Allow to cool and store in a dark, cool place. These can be made well ahead of time, and will even keep year to year. About once a month, "feed" the pud by stabbing it with a cocktail stick or skewer, then sprinkling with a shot of your chosen booze.
• On the day: either boil/steam for about an hour before serving, or remove from the bowl, break into large chunks and nuke in the microwave till piping hot (about 4-5 min, but use your judgement). Serve with custard or other sauces of your choice.

Edited November 9, 2023 by ThaOGDreamWeaver

[TheZag]

1 hour ago, Herotu said:

is fruitcake at Christmas a thing you do instead of Chrismas Cake / Christmas Pudding?

 

American fruitcake is similar to your Christmas pudding.  I wouldnt say its something we do at christmas but more like its something they only sell around christmas time even though nobody wants to buy it.  Store bought fruitcake has reached joke status in that it never goes bad and some people have been gifting the same fruitcake back and forth to each other for over 30 years.

 

[Herotu]

17 minutes ago, TheZag said:

 

American fruitcake is similar to your Christmas pudding.  I wouldnt say its something we do at christmas but more like its something they only sell around christmas time even though nobody wants to buy it.  Store bought fruitcake has reached joke status in that it never goes bad and some people have been gifting the same fruitcake back and forth to each other for over 30 years.

 

Well I'm sorry to see that market flop. I'm a big fan of fruitcake. Honestly, any cake.

Over here, Christmas cake is mostly a thing that competent relatives (you know who I mean) might cobble together at home, but Christmas puds are more often store-bought.

[srmalloy]

52 minutes ago, Herotu said:

but Christmas puds are more often store-bought.

I made a figgy pudding for Yule a few years ago; I should do it again...