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Nice day off. I got the kitchen ready for a bunch of cookie-making. And just to prime the pump, I made -wait for it – sugarplums. Believe it – freakin’ sugarplums. I have no idea if these are indeed what danced in wee children’s heads while waiting for Santa to arrive but I can tell you that they’d make most children sleep pretty well (they have some alcoholic content).

If I daresay it, these sugarplums are basically small fruitcake-like balls only without any cake. Just fruit. Fruit, nuts, a bit of rum and some sugar and cocoa for rolling the sugarplums in. Excellente!

Since I was in the mood, I updated the Society for the Protection and Preservation of Fruitcake web site. Added my 2005 recipe, updated the links page etc etc etc. Tis the season.