Publisher's Synopsis
The fruitcake, whose history is as speckled with malicious remarks and rancorous rumour as its interior is flecked with candied fruit and nuts, here gets a tribute in recipes and reflections. World-famous cooks, including Marion Cunningham, Maida Heatter and Craig Claiborne, contribute their favourite recipes, while notables such as Julia Child, Jane and Michael Stern, Jeffrey Steingarten, Alice Waters and Calvin Trillin (who claims that there is just one fruitcake in the world, never eaten, but simply passed around) provide their thoughts on this infamous Christmas treat. Moira Hodgson is the author of "Good Food from a Small Kitchen" and "Hot & Spicy Cookbook".
