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Related: About this forumOrder Now To Arrive By XMAS! Century-old fruitcake found in 'almost edible' condition
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Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A fruitcake more than 100 years old was recently discovered in near-edible condition by conservators in Antartica.
The New Zealand-based Antarctic Heritage Trust uncovered a rusted iron alloy tin in Cape Adare containing the fruitcake which could be at least 106 years old.
Conservators said the tin was in poor condition, but the paper wrapping was largely intact and the fruitcake nearly looked and smelled edible.
"With just two weeks to go on the conservation of the Cape Adare artefacts, finding such a perfectly preserved fruitcake in amongst the last handful of unidentified and severely corroded tins was quite a surprise," Lizzie Meek of the trust said in a news release.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2017/08/12/Century-old-fruitcake-found-in-almost-edible-condition/5921502561518/
Antarctic Heritage @InspireExplore
No doubt this will spark debate about who likes fruit cake...@InspireExplore conservators find 106 yr old fruit cake in hut in #antarctica
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Order Now To Arrive By XMAS! Century-old fruitcake found in 'almost edible' condition (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Aug 2017
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NRaleighLiberal
(60,758 posts)1. what is "nearly looked and smelled edible"?? No one tried it?
TexasTowelie
(118,345 posts)2. Ding, ding, ding!
We have a volunteer. First piece is on the house.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,758 posts)3. well they say that fruit cake has to age for a bit before it shines!
BigmanPigman
(52,512 posts)4. I wonder if Andrew Zimmern would ear it.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)5. Used to get those things for Christmas. Would save them for months in case I had nothing sweet
to eat. That's the only time they were any good.