Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Fruitcake...Yea Or Nay?




One thing about fruitcake...you either really love it or really hate it. 

 For those of us who hate it, this sign is an oxymoron.

I'm proud to say I'm in the "Really Hate It" camp. 
I'm a single hold-out here in Texas though where my husband, mother, father-in-law and mother-in-law all love it to death. 

But they only like the fruitcake from a place here in Texas called COLLIN STREET BAKERY. The bakery was started in 1896 in Corsicana Texas and has operated continually since then. 

Luckily, they've branched out and there's a bakery shop in Greenville, Texas, which we pass by on our way down to Trade Days in Canton TX, which is the home of my favorite Texas store... LaurieAnna's.

I do love to stop by the Collin Street Bakery shops though. The decor is why I stop. Here's the lights, which are made out of rolling pins. We were there for Christmas season, and I loved all the Christmas decorations. See the two large Nutcrackers standing guard over the room?

The bread boxes were incredibly cute too. It is with deep regret that I left without one. Especially since they were on sale for $19.95

The fruitcakes were priced around $26 each and were eaten within a few weeks despite getting one for each person so they didn't even have to share. 
How about you...Would 25% off sound like Heaven-In-A-Cake-Tin to you?


Me? I'm more of a chocolate gal. This whole cold case was calling my name! They don't call me Sugar for nothing...
Next time we go down to the Canton 1st Monday Trade Days, held the last weekend of each month, I'll be stopping by for everything anything in this glass case and a nice hot cup of tea. 
Oh yeah...one of those breadboxes too please.

Thanks for dropping by!



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16 comments:

  1. StaceyFebruary 22, 2017 at 10:25 PM

    My favorite thing at the Collin Street Bakery is the chicken salad sandwich. Yummy. :)

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  2. mamasmercantileFebruary 23, 2017 at 1:10 AM

    It looks amazing, I would definitely be buying everything in the case too as well as a fruit cake and I would also be tempted by the Texas pecan cake. Beautiful décor.

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  3. Lisa February 23, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    I want to be of the Hate It persuasion. But if I start eating a well made one, I find it hard to stop. But, like you, I'd be more drawn to the chocolate case.

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  4. IreneFebruary 23, 2017 at 1:14 PM

    Well, I'm sorry to say I like fruitcake, BUT only my own. It has chocolate chips in it. As a child, I remember my mom always waiting for one of her friends to come around with her fruitcakes, they were good. I NEVER buy one, heck I hardly every buy cake. I love to bake. But I think the showcase of goodies looks awesome.

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  5. BenitaFebruary 23, 2017 at 3:56 PM

    I'm in the "really hate it" crowd also. My grandmother use to make it every Christmas. Mother would let it sit until it got harder and then eventually throw it out. :-) Love and hugs!

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  6. HappyKFebruary 23, 2017 at 5:42 PM

    What a wonderful bakery that looks like.
    I'm of the 'hate it' camp.

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  7. Susan FreemanFebruary 24, 2017 at 8:52 AM

    I'm afraid that I am in the "hate it" camp too. My parents liked fruitcake and often purchased from Collin Street Bakery. I have never considered myself to be a picky eater, but maybe I am because I don't like coconut either. Hmmm...

    Big Texas Hugs,
    Susan and Bentley

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  8. September VioletsFebruary 24, 2017 at 3:03 PM

    It seems odd to be discussing fruit cake in Feburary, but I for one am a fan on the "Yay" side. But sorry, it HAS to be be homemade. I don't care too much for storebought. And it must be dark fruitcake ;) Mmmmmmmm!!

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  9. Bee LadyFebruary 25, 2017 at 6:24 AM

    I wish we had a place like that here. It looks charming. I would have left the fruitcake behind, and bought the tin. However, I would like to try making a fruitcake someday.

    Cindy

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  10. CeciliaFebruary 25, 2017 at 8:14 AM

    I'm in the hate it camp but my twin sister is in the love it camp. Funny, huh? I would stop in Collin Street Bakery on our way to Dallas to get her one for Christmas. She has finally sworn off of them because of the calories. Lol. Oh, she had to soak it in rum like my grandmother did.

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  11. Jean | DelightfulRepast.comFebruary 25, 2017 at 7:52 PM

    Sugar, if you read my November 17 post, you know I'm in the love-it camp! But *only* my homemade fruitcake *or* the Deluxe from Corsicana. Love it! And I would have had a terrible time walking away from that breadbox.

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  12. handmade by amaliaFebruary 27, 2017 at 2:18 AM

    Not crazy about fruit cake but I would keep the box :-)
    Amalia
    xo

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  13. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieFebruary 27, 2017 at 7:06 PM

    I can take it or leave it....but that breadbox has to come home with you next time! I'm with you on all the yummies in the display case! xx Karen

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  14. Pam RichardsonFebruary 27, 2017 at 8:42 PM

    I only love the recipe from my mother, her fruitcake was amazing and I make her recipe every Christmas for my Daddy and me, My hubby doesn't like fruitcake at all. I would have to have one of those bread boxes!

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  15. LindaFebruary 27, 2017 at 11:58 PM

    Not a big fan of fruitcake.

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  16. A Joyful CottageMarch 1, 2017 at 9:19 PM

    No fruitcake for me, thanks. But I'd take that $19.95 Bread box in a heartbeat!

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