Mudd House Victorian Christmas

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It used to be making the Christmas fruitcakes well in advance. And yes, I'm one of those people that other people make fun of because I like fruitcake (as long as you leave out the citron and the currants!). One of my Virginia aunts used to make a batterless fruitcake. That "part" of the cake was a graham cracker mixture. No bake and delicious.

My mother and grandmother would also make steamed puddings, and my favorite was persimmon pudding - made with persimmons from a huge old tree in our backyard. They would also make locust blossom wine in the late-spring when the trees bloomed. It would be stored in a cool, dark place until the holidays, but was really better the next year. It was called the poor man's champagne.

Guess I'm just a diabetic wino when it comes to Christmas traditions.