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The Unexpected Origins of Our Christmas Traditions
The Art of Manliness
What Is a Fruitcake?
Fruitcake has been around since Roman times as more like portable calories to kind of take with you when you're traveling or on the battlefield. During medieval times is when we start to see it turn into what we would recognize. There was even a time when it was banned for being quote unquote, sinfully sweet. The Victorians who added one very specific touch, which was alcohol.
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