National Fruitcake Day in USA

The exact origin and the founder of National Fruitcake Day are still unknown. Fruitcakes Were The First Military Ration Bricks. Fruitcake is an ancient goody, with the oldest versions a sort of energy bar made by the Romans to sustain their soldiers in battle. The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.

From the 16th century, Sugar from Colonies of America with the discovery that high concentrations of the sugar would preserve fruits, that resulted in enormous amounts of candied fruits, and it ended in making fruitcake more famous and more economical across the world.

In 2021,Tecumseh, Michigan, United States--Julie Ruttinger, 56, who lives just outside Detroit, Michigan, is the proud keeper of a 141-year-old fruitcake; Julie is the great-great-granddaughter of Fidelia Ford, who baked the fruit cake in 1878; the 141 year-old cake sets the world record for the Oldest fruitcake, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.