We are having Christmas in MOvember this year. Some family members are not able to travel, others are going away for well-deserved holidays. So we are meeting up in Melbourne for the weekend to swap pressies and go out for a nice dinner somewhere. DH's spinal procedure was successful, he's recovered so he's able to travel & sleep in a 'normal' bed - so he's coming too. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing!!Yesterday afternoon I prepared the fruit for a very, very yummy boiled fruit cake for SIL. It has figs, prunes, currants, raisins, muscatels, mixed citrus peel which I bottled in brandy, apricots from our own trees which I also bottled in brandy, lots of spices & more brandy brushed over the hot cake. I used this recipe a few years ago & it was soooooooo yummy! It's rich and very moist - you only need a finger of it at a time. It weighs about the same as a small car. The top cracked a bit, but I don't think anyone will mind. I bought a couple of bottles of really nice reds and half-bottle of de Bortolli botrytus white dessert wine so we can all have what should be a very enjoyable Christmas drink together.
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