Diane, sorry, but citron is a real fruit.
Quote:A fruit better known to most consumers in its preserved rather than in its natural form, the citron, Citrus medica Linn., is called in French, cedrat, cidratier, citronnier des Juifs; in Spanish, cidra, poncil, poncidre, cedro limón, limón cidra, limón Francés, though in Central America it is often referred to as toronja, the popular Spanish name for grapefruit. In Portuguese, it is cidrao; in Italian, cedro or cedrone; in German, cedratzitrone or cederappelen; in Dutch, citroen; in India, citron, beg-poora, or leemoo; in Malaya, limau susu, limau mata kerbau, limau kerat lingtang; in Thailand, som-mu, som manao or som ma-nguâ; in Laos, manao ripon, mak vo or mak nao; in Vietnam, thank-yen or chanh; in Samoa, tipolo or moli-apatupatu; in China, kou-yuan. Theophrastus wrote of it as the Persian, or Median, Apple, and it was later called the Citrus Apple.
I know, I know, TMI. But now we know they're widely known...
I had a roommate whose grampa made fruitcakes in angelfood-type pans. Nothin' in 'em but pineapple and pecans, only enough batter to hold 'em together, tops decorated with pineapple rings, pecans, and maraschino cherries arranged to look like flowers. He made them in August, put them up on the highest shelf in tins, and opened the tins every Saturday until Thanksgiving. He poured a hefty shot of bourbon in every time the tins were opened...
Now those were fruitcakes a person could get to like, if not love...
I agree with the consensus about commercial doorstops.
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