I tried to bake a fruit cake for christmas but it turned hard after only 3 daysWhat would make it edible and delicious for months as what my aunt used to doShe has passed away without passing the technique to meThanks .
To keep a fruitcake moist, you need to start with a good recipe with butter and eggs and lots of fruitSome recipes will suggest soaking the raisins and currants in water/juice/brandy/rum, etc, for a few hours to overnightDon't over bake itTest it 10 to 20 minutes prior to the end of the suggested baking timeRemove from pans and let coolWrap well in aluminum foil and place in a zip lock bag and refrigerateYou can moisten the fruitcake at intervals with OJ or brandy or rumI think alcohol should be used in moderation as it tends to make the cake bitterI just store mine as mentioned aboveYou may need to find a recipe that works for you and the ingredients you likeThere are hundreds out thereI use the dark and light recipes in the Better Homes and Garden cookbookBoth are good.
well.if there is no limit to the number of straws you can use I would use like a million of them to make a raft, plugging the ends with hot glueBut if you were limited to say, 1 straw then I would try to use all of itI just tried iti don't have straws so i just did the foil partI took a stack of about 12 pennies laid the stack on its side in the middle of the foil (just use them as a form)Then i wrapped the foil up around the stackThe ends could be secured with hot glue and two halves of the straw could be glued to the edges of the foil pouchagain, the ends should be pluggedIf this does not work well you might try more of a trampoline style boat; keep the foil flat and line the edges with sealed straws
