How did it become a holiday tradition?
2007-12-15 05:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by NaLani 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
origins that date back to the Ancient Egyptians and the Ancient Greeks. In the Middle East, dates, and various types of nuts might have packed a fruit cake. In Greece, pomegranates may have provided the main fruit.
Fruit cake enjoyed popularity in the Middle Ages because obtaining fruit in the wintertime was difficult. Yet dried fruits would plump up in the cooking process. As well, the cakes were often soaked with alcohol to keep them preserved.
2007-12-15 05:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by Violet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This article has a bit of history about fruitcake: http://www.kayecee.com/?p=48
2007-12-19 01:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by kg_queen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it started in the Northern Cal Bay Area.
2007-12-15 13:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I think the very first one is still making it's rounds lol...
2007-12-15 13:52:11 · answer #4 · answered by Janell T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋