1. FRUITCAKE DATES BACK TO AT LEAST ROMAN TIMES. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/60595/15-fun-facts-about-fruitcake Fruitcake, the longest running joke in history. 😉 Yep … remember the Pretender tv show? Jared either was gifted a fruitcake that Christmas season or he had it over a year and then rewrapped it and mailed it out to someone. :mdrmdr: And so many wisecrack cartoon jokes … - Fair Use - Reindeer droppings, how true! TR Oye Vey! — now that is just disgusting! For the Reindeer droppings :mdrmdr:
The Romans mixed pine nuts, barley mash, pomegranate seeds, raisins and honeyed wine and shaped it into a cake they called “satura.” Fittingly, the word satire—a literary device the Romans invented—is derived from the cake: a mix of many ingredients both sour and sweet, according to the New York Times.
