"It's A Family Heirloom…"

GalacticGal · May 2019

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

LosaruTaiyo · May 2019

I dunno. I've heard some fruitcakes can last centuries...LOL

GalacticGal · May 2019

LosaruTaiyo wrote: »

I dunno. I've heard some fruitcakes can last centuries...LOL

Actually, I've had fruitcake. Some of it is really very, very good. I imagine, like all things baked, it depends on the recipe used and the skill of the one who bakes it. I've had some that's totally dried out, too. Now, that's gross. LOL

Oldeseadogge · May 2019

Olives can last a long time, too. A while back I saw some that had been on the bottom of the Atlantic for about a century. Admittedly in a glass jar.

invisiblgirl · May 2019

GalacticGal wrote: »

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

GalacticGal · May 2019

invisiblgirl wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent.

It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

sunblond · May 2019

Growing up, there was inevitably one of those brick like store bought fruitcakes around during the holidays. I was not a fan.

Then when I was living on my own, an elderly neighbor lady made a fruitcake from scratch, I mean she literally candied the fruit herself, not just bought a mix and baked it. It was delicious.

EmmaVane · May 2019

It's not a grammatical error. More of a joke, per sé, likely more of a reference.

There's an old tradition (in the UK, likely other places that were colonised by Britain) of keeping, curing (with spirits) and these days freezing the top tier of a wedding cake to be eaten at the Christening of the couple's first (or later) child.

A recent example:

http://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/

There's also the tradition of making Christening gowns out of part of the wedding dress, etc.

annaliese39 · May 2019

I always took 'heirloom' to mean it's an old family recipe, like my mum's Christmas cake, not that the cake itself is that old! Yuck. I do love homemade fruitcake though, but then I'm British and we do love our tea and cake.

GalacticGal · May 2019

annaliese39 wrote: »

I always took 'heirloom' to mean it's an old family recipe, like my mum's Christmas cake, not that the cake itself is that old! Yuck. I do love homemade fruitcake though, but then I'm British and we do love our tea and cake.

My paternal great-grandfather was from England. I was raised around a group of Scots. I, too, love my tea and cakes.

And fruitcake, if it's properly prepared as I stated above.

GalacticGal · May 2019

EmmaVane wrote: »

It's not a grammatical error. More of a joke, per sé, likely more of a reference.

There's an old tradition (in the UK, likely other places that were colonised by Britain) of keeping, curing (with spirits) and these days freezing the top tier of a wedding cake to be eaten at the Christening of the couple's first (or later) child.

A recent example:

http://time.com/5333215/prince-louis-christening-cake/

There's also the tradition of making Christening gowns out of part of the wedding dress, etc.

Back in the 18th century, here in the 'Colonies', it was a tradition that a person be buried in their underthings worn at their wedding. And no, that's not what we call underwear, per se, since they didn't wear any. Rather, what served as such was the shirt for the men and the shift for the women. Underwear, more like we know it, came along a tad later in the early 19th century. All I can say is, it's a good thing linen lasts. The Bride's cake was also never eaten by the wedding guests, but rather stored in a tin soaked in brandy and brought out at each anniversary. Instead, the guests ate the Groom's Cake. We rarely see that cake anymore.

GalacticGal · May 2019

sunblond wrote: »

Growing up, there was inevitably one of those brick like store bought fruitcakes around during the holidays. I was not a fan.

Then when I was living on my own, an elderly neighbor lady made a fruitcake from scratch, I mean she literally candied the fruit herself, not just bought a mix and baked it. It was delicious.

It's such a big deal, that I recall receiving a Christmas Card years ago where Spock was making fun of the 'brick' to which you refer! But, yes, I've had some that was manufactured, but it was Gourmet and done very well. Love it, probably ate way too much of it, too.

jooxis · May 2019

As others have mentioned - it's no grammatical error it's a (good) joke. Fruitcakes getting passed down for generations since they taste awful so no one wants them and they never spoil.

ShadyLady89 · May 2019

In game they literally never spoil. I leave them out on the counter just because.

nerdfashion · May 2019

I like to think that the fruitcake is literally a family heirloom. It's just funny to think that way.

Pipersfun2 · May 2019

GalacticGal wrote: »

LosaruTaiyo wrote: »

I dunno. I've heard some fruitcakes can last centuries...LOL

Actually, I've had fruitcake. Some of it is really very, very good. I imagine, like all things baked, it depends on the recipe used and the skill of the one who bakes it. I've had some that's totally dried out, too. Now, that's gross. LOL

I have had some that is really good as well. But is I receive some that is horrible, I make it look good and re-gift their nasty stuff back to them! LOL

Alexai · May 2019

GalacticGal wrote: »

invisiblgirl wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent. It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

My aunt makes a fruitcake every Christmas season. The dried fruit is soaked in rum for months. Consequently, the alcohol-laden fruitcake can last a very long time once baked, since it has been preserved (so to speak) in alcohol. This version of fruit cake is also called black cake since the rum turns the fruit black.

GalacticGal · May 2019

Alexai wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

invisiblgirl wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent. It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

My aunt makes a fruitcake every Christmas season. The dried fruit is soaked in rum for months. Consequently, the alcohol-laden fruitcake can last a very long time once baked, since it has been preserved (so to speak) in alcohol. This version of fruit cake is also called black cake since the rum turns the fruit black.

Yes, but once it's baked the alcohol is gone …

Alexai · May 2019

GalacticGal wrote: »

Alexai wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

invisiblgirl wrote: »

GalacticGal wrote: »

… not the recipe, but the fruitcake! No wonder some Sims get sick after eating it! Sorry to nitpick, but this just jumped out at me today. (I've been in 'edit' mode for too long.)

What other grammar gaffs have you caught in the game? Please share.

I think it's a joke - they keep giving the fruitcake to their neighbours, and they return the 'favour' later on. They can never get rid of it, because no one is actually going to eat the thing. It's been going on for generations.

LOL That's the best reply I've heard. (And probably closer to the truth, too.) Fruitcake has always borne the brunt of many jokes. Like I said, I've had many a fruitcake over the years. Some very good, moist, lots of flavor, and then some that taste like dust. (Probably over-baked.) I have it on my Bucket List to attempt to bake some up. But, it has to marinate for a bit of time before you bake it. I just have to start thinking about doing it by the beginning of fall, instead of waiting until the customary holiday is imminent. It's not like a batch of Christmas Cookies, after all!

My aunt makes a fruitcake every Christmas season. The dried fruit is soaked in rum for months. Consequently, the alcohol-laden fruitcake can last a very long time once baked, since it has been preserved (so to speak) in alcohol. This version of fruit cake is also called black cake since the rum turns the fruit black.

Yes, but once it's baked the alcohol is gone …

True, but for some reason it stays fresh forever.

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