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SirDennisC
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Dec 28 2009, 2:29am
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Lembas vs Holiday Fruitcake
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Time for another "daft comparison game"
Light and crispy or multiple texture violations; years of Elven wisdom or years at the back of the pantry; whey or way too much; loaded with nutrition or loaded with Maraschino cherries...
Which one has the edge? Lembas or Fruitcake?
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Ataahua
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Dec 28 2009, 3:13am
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given that my tastebuds classify any fruitcake as 'revolting'.
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Magpie
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Dec 28 2009, 5:00am
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...Ordinary Hobbit and Hobbit Love's fruitcake. It is as good as my friend Mimi's fruitcake and we feel blessed when we can get some from either source.
The trick is not to use the candied fruit but instead dried fruit. And nuts. And liquor. yum
Other than a taste of the Hob's fruitcake at our last moot, my season was bare of fruitcake this year. :-(
I don't know what lembas is like and it's supposed to be magical so how can it not be better than any mortal food. But lots of recipes I see trying to create a mortal version of lembas use shortbread. If I had shortbread and good fruitcake in front of me... I'd take the fruitcake.
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Kangi Ska
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Dec 28 2009, 5:21am
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and am currently savoring the date version. Lembas might be its equal.
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Idril Celebrindal
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Dec 28 2009, 4:30pm
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I have a soft spot for home-made fruitcake. Especially if it's made with real dried fruit, nuts and liquor (as others have pointed out).
Lembas seems more like upscale energy or granola bars -- something you'd eat while camping, not a special holiday treat.
With caffeine, all things are possible.
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SirDennisC
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Dec 28 2009, 5:01pm
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with coffee. Quite good really, if it wasn't for those indigestion inspiring candied cherries. Maybe you have to be an Elf to truly prefer Lembas?
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Jazmine
Tol Eressea
Dec 30 2009, 11:09am
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I've made loads of them this year, and have decided I actually quite like it. I think my problem before was that I'd never tried home made. When it's made with proper dried fruits and nuts, it can be quite delicious!
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Larewen
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Jan 2 2010, 12:26am
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While I have heard many times that a (true) homemade fruitcake is delicious, I haven't tried one. (nor do I believe it (delicious) Seems it should be either cake or fruit. Not a mixture of the two.  I don't particularly like cooked or dried fruit (not even a fan of apple pie for that reason).
I have not had the pleasure (or displeasure) of trying lembas either. Depending on what "sort of" bread it actually is, I could be happy with some mayonnaise or honey butter on it.
So, you see my dilemna in choosing?
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Arwen_Undomiel
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Jan 4 2010, 8:14pm
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DEFINITELY Lembas against fruitcake!
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Larewen
Lorien
Jan 5 2010, 2:09pm
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Lembas=weight loss? Fruitcake=weight gain?
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If you only need a little bite of lembas to sustain you for some time, it seems to me the way to go. ;)
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Idril Celebrindal
Tol Eressea
Jan 6 2010, 5:44am
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Lembas: Official waybread of the Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig diet plans!
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Does the guy who invented the Cookie Diet know something we don't?
With caffeine, all things are possible.
The pity of Bilbo will screw up the fate of many.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Jan 6 2010, 6:19am
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that Mom's cookies will make your arse look bigger! And your jeans smaller. I know it now, too. ;)
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Larewen
Lorien
Jan 6 2010, 1:49pm
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Must do a google search....
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Farawyn
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Jan 14 2010, 7:00pm
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Fruitcake!
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Donry
Tol Eressea
Jan 17 2010, 10:04pm
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ugh...can't stand the Holiday fruitcake.
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Loresilme
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Jan 24 2010, 4:49pm
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This goes with your end of the world poll ;-)
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Which would be more likely to survive the end of the world, lembas or that fruitcake way in the back of the pantry.... .
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