Anything worth doing should be worth doing three times. That's the theory behind our Mrs. Harvey's White Fruitcake Haiku Contest. ...more

November 21, 2008

During the holidays, I read where a Lake Placid lady won a prize on the subject of fruitcakes, sponsored by the Tampa Tribune. My belated congratulations to the lady. I was somewhat dismayed by the number of negative comments I read from some of the contestants regarding fruitcakes. I would much rather emphasize those things we have in common, rather than those which tend to divide us. There comes a time, however, when a man must step out of the shadows and let his feelings be known, and stand up for his beliefs. Is this not the American way? My friends, there is a vast left-wing conspiracy out there, whose goal is to ridicule something we hold dear; the American fruitcake. For years, the noble fruitcake has been maligned by those "Elitist Snobs" on the left. ...more

January 19, 2008

Hard to believe it has been 56 years since the recipe for Mrs. Harvey's White Fruitcake appeared in The Tampa Tribune ...more

November 27, 2007