I think it was the fact that I was in the RV, and the MIL also had no a/c...........so it was hot and humid as well!!! I think the inside temp was about 85 degs!!
And tell your DH I never really made true Royal Icing; there as a trick I got from my mother back home to make it less brittle. Forgot what it was now!
Gillian
Glycerine! (Not sure how much, though).
Pat
Gill Murray ,in rec.crafts.textiles.needleworkwrote: and entertained us with
Adding a spoonful of glycerine I expect.
That sounds about right!! It all was a long time ago!
I've only ever had one kind of fruitcake - from the Collin Street Bakery in Waco, Texas, and it's absolutely delicious. Other than that, I tend to stay away from the stuff as I'm not a fan of all sorts of fruits mixed up all together.
Nadia
Lucille wrote:
Just watched the History Channel and they had 'Christmas Tech' and one of the companies highlighted was Collin Street Bakery !!!
YUM!!
Too bad they don't make a NO NUTS fruit cake....
I would KILL (ok - maim) for an ALL FRUIT fruitcake.
Katheryne
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