It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Crazy as it might seem, it's time to start planning for Christmas, and the first order of business is fruitcake.  

Step 1:The Fruit

Dried apricots and cranberries, currants, raisins, candied ginger, candied fruit.......

And then the rum ....... lots

We soak the fruit for about a week, mixing it up every couple of days and adding yet more rum as the fruit absorbs it.