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Rictor · 12-23-2003, 02:42 PM

125-year-old fruitcake unearthed, fossilized

Associated Press
Dec. 22, 2003 08:41 AM

TECUMSEH, Mich. - A fruitcake that is an estimated 125 years old - an artifact of holiday cheer - is expected to make a tasty debut of sorts when it's introduced on national TV.

Morgan Ford, 83, of Tecumseh, is taking his great-grandmother Fidelia Bates' fruitcake to Burbank, Calif., to share a piece with Jay Leno on Tuesday's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

The cake rests in a glass bowl, covered by a glass top. A large raisin and what might be a clove are visible among the brown mass - Ford says it's fossilized - that emits a pleasant odor of spices.

Its baker died in Berkey, Ohio, in 1879 and the cake remained untouched for 85 years.

Not much is known about the origin of the cake; even the recipe is lost.

"I don't think my dad knew anything more about it than I do now," Ford said.

Ford intends to pass along the fruitcake to his son, James Ford, of Tecumseh.

"I guess I don't have anything else that's a family heirloom," James Ford said. "It's history. I think my dad gets a little more fun out of it than I do."

The Click · 12-23-2003, 02:44 PM

My Grandma gives me cake that taste like it 125 years old

$5 submissions · 12-23-2003, 02:46 PM

Interesting if the bread grew ergot mold. Some strains of ergot produce a natural version of lysergic acide diethylamide aka LSD.
Would be hilarious seeing Leno eating some moldy bread and trippin on live TV.

SCJason · 12-23-2003, 02:46 PM

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gornyhuy · 12-23-2003, 02:59 PM

Here's the oldest fruitcake I know of:

Rictor · 12-23-2003, 03:41 PM

Surely they're not eating a piece of that 125 year old petrified cake...there's no way.

reynold · 12-23-2003, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SCJason
I need a vacation . I was expecting a link to a recently discovered Gay mummy !

LOL!!!!! How'd you know the mummy was gay? Bottle of Perrier and Liberache CDs?

OzMan84 · 12-23-2003, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gornyhuy
Here's the oldest fruitcake I know of:

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Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	125-year-old fruitcake unearthed, fossilized 125-year-old fruitcake unearthed, fossilized Associated Press Dec. 22, 2003 08:41 AM TECUMSEH, Mich. - A fruitcake that is an estimated 125 years old - an artifact of holiday cheer - is expected to make a tasty debut of sorts when it's introduced on national TV. Morgan Ford, 83, of Tecumseh, is taking his great-grandmother Fidelia Bates' fruitcake to Burbank, Calif., to share a piece with Jay Leno on Tuesday's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." The cake rests in a glass bowl, covered by a glass top. A large raisin and what might be a clove are visible among the brown mass - Ford says it's fossilized - that emits a pleasant odor of spices. Its baker died in Berkey, Ohio, in 1879 and the cake remained untouched for 85 years. Not much is known about the origin of the cake; even the recipe is lost. "I don't think my dad knew anything more about it than I do now," Ford said. Ford intends to pass along the fruitcake to his son, James Ford, of Tecumseh. "I guess I don't have anything else that's a family heirloom," James Ford said. "It's history. I think my dad gets a little more fun out of it than I do."

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Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Surely they're not eating a piece of that 125 year old petrified cake...there's no way.