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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Gladys’ Bakery

 


Paul’s Fruitcake Corner

Welcome to Paul’s Fruitcake Corner. Here at the corner we will try fruitcake so you do not have to. Everything is bigger in Texas including the fruitcakes. Gladys’ Bakery boasts they have a 150 pound Worlds’ larges Texas-shaped fruitcake. I bought a two pound ‘old fashioned Czech pecan fruitcake loaf’. It is very festive looking with its top arrangement of glace cherries and pecans. It tastes very good with a moist, cakelike consistency. The candied fruits and pecans are generously distributed throughout.  The label boasts; No citron, citrus peel, raisins or spices added. “Hmmmm”. Hey, what’s wrong with citrus peel, raisins and spices? (Citron has a bad rap.) Against my better judgement I looked at the ingredient list to see what was added. High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup and a laundry list of chemicals were found along with cherries and pineapple.

Overall Glady’s makes a very decent cake. I enjoyed it but did not do any somersaults after reading the ingredient list.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

DESIGNINATED PIE ROOM

 


 I am really starting to like craft fairs. How could one resist Holiday festival that sells crafts, baked goods, entertainment, pies and actually has a designated pie room? Our local church El Sobrante United Methodist Church has all that and more. This slice of peach pie and coffee set me back all of three dollars. I did not leave empty handed. I bought this pecan pie and assorted jams. Good times!






Sunday, November 10, 2024

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS

 



Paul’s Fruitcake Corner

Welcome to Paul’s Fruitcake Corner. Here at the corner we will try fruitcake so you do not have to. We travel to Point Look, Missouri to try a cake made from students at the College of the Ozarks. College of the Ozarks is a Christian College since 1906. The students sell hand made products to raise funds for the school. This is a 1 pound cake and it arrived in a smart tin decorated with the schools logo. I was really impressed with how moist this cake was. It had the usual suspects of glaced fruits and pecans. It was what I think of a traditional fruitcake. Overall this was a very good cake. Take a look at their on-line catalog because they have a lot of fun food items and a collection of “A Legacy of Love Quilts”.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MISSION SAN JOSE

 



Paul’s Fruitcake Corner

Welcome to Paul’s fruitcake corner. Here at the corner we try fruitcakes so you do not have to. Today we have a local cake from the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. This cake is popular and if you do not hit the small window for mail order or their yearly one day boutique sale you will miss out. I have learned this over the years the hard way. The sisters make only 1,500 cakes and they will sell out.


   This cake is moist and flavorful. It is full of raisins, pineapple; strawberry preserves (unique), almonds with a brown sugar/molasses forward taste. It is cakelike with lots of batter and is crumbly. It has a fruit forward flavor which is very enticing. It does have a hint of brandy but you have to search for this nuance. I recommend this cake. If you do pursue purchase, check out the sister’s olive oil and honey. Good stuff.

Sunday, October 27, 2024

COUNT ROCKY

 

 

It's that ghoulish time of year and it would not be Halloween without a custom pumpkin called Count Rocky. My sister is the artist.

Monday, October 21, 2024

GALILEO CAR SHOW

 


The Galileo Italian Club had a car show this weekend. It was a small event were members showed off their 'Pride & Joys'. It was the perfect weather day with the temperature's hovering in the mid 70's. Tony the pirate sold bbq and the bar was open. I would like to share a couple of photos.

















Monday, October 14, 2024

NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK



  I do like snacks and peanuts are high on my list. When Planters came out with their "Special Reserve" peanuts, I jumped on the band wagon. These were not the easist to find. Luckily Amazon came to the rescue and delivered several cans directly on my front porch. Opening the sealed can revealed a wafting of a familar peanut aroma. These are going to be good. They were. These are the 'Spanish" peanuts and are on the large side. The red skin is edible and they are pleasantly salty. Would I order these again? At three times the price of regular peanuts I would like to quote the great W.C. Fields" "Never give a sucker an even break"