You've probably heard more jokes about fruitcake than you've had actual slices of the stuff. (Why is that, by the way?) Say what you will about this famously tormented holiday loaf, but fruitcakes deserve much more credit. Name another dessert that holds up after being left behind in Antarctica for 100 years. We'll wait.
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This Perfectly Preserved 100-Year-Old Fruitcake Found in Antarctica is Almost Still Edible, Somehow
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A Wild Cake in Its Natural Habitat
A 100-Year-Old Fruitcake Was Found 'Perfectly Preserved' In Antarctica
Written by
Joanie Faletto
December 13, 2017
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