Sitting here nibbling on a Claxton fruit cake.

It says to serve chilled. Helps to take the bite out of it.

Good or bad, they are certainly available.

The venerable Claxton Fruit Cake.

My father used to hate these things and complained about them every year when they came out, therefore, I trained myself to like them.

My mother sometimes made rum-soaked fruit cakes that were very good. We used to joke about how strong they were. 🍸