I think Elizabeth has nailed it. That’s genuinely funny wordplay on “fruitcake” and the setup in the first three panels of Elly yelling makes it very easy to imagine Elly yelling at the scale. Well done. Very funny. One of Lynn Johnston’s best comic strips from this year.
Everyone hates fruitcake, yet, they are still around. In an abundance it would seem. Personally, I like fruitcake. But not the shemical chemical versions.
One thing about fruitcake in my family is that no one ever eats it. They just give it as a present to whosoever didn’t have it last. That fruitcake is probably older than most of the people in my family!
My mom made a no-bake fruitcake one year. I’m not sure what the base was, but it had the citron and candied fruit. Every day for a months she would pour a shot glass of brandy (possibly rum, I don’t really remember) over it and it sat on top of the refrigerator fermenting. I don’t like citron, so I never ate any, but the family seemed to like it.
This another one of the word play punch lines that might not have translated well into other languages, (Lynn told us that in the past, as the strip was printed all over the world), but it is hilarious in English!
I make a lovely fruitcake using my grandmother’s recipe. It takes weeks to make, so I only do it every few years and then store it in the freezer and serve it at Christmas in very small portions. It is incredibly rich, moist, and yummy. However, I do understand why many other fruitcakes are hated, it can be so dry and many are even stale. Makes sense to dislike something unpleasant, but don’t paint all fruitcake with the same brush. There are a few that are good. :P
No wonder I never got good grades in school, after Christmas! We gave our teachers fruitcakes as Christmas presents (these were commercially made, and came in decorative tins. The fruitcakes… not the teachers!)!
TumblersBlue almost 5 years ago
Ahhh the joys of being pregnant and having the nibblies over Christmas!! I remember it well!!
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
Oh, Michael wanted a slice of the fruitcake?
Watcher almost 5 years ago
Go ahead Ellie, blame your husband and blame the baby.
capricorn9th almost 5 years ago
I hate fruitcake. It tastes so awful. Nothing fruity about it at all. Should be called poisoncake for the awful chemical taste.
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
I think Elizabeth has nailed it. That’s genuinely funny wordplay on “fruitcake” and the setup in the first three panels of Elly yelling makes it very easy to imagine Elly yelling at the scale. Well done. Very funny. One of Lynn Johnston’s best comic strips from this year.
stillfickled Premium Member almost 5 years ago
This strip is FUNNY!!
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
BURN!
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
ROFL! Not that fruitcake, Elizabeth!
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Fruitcake is the worst
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
Real nice one, Liz. Your mother is playing the victim card here, like she had absolutely nothing to do with this pregnanacy.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Strangely, I just heard today in National Fruitcake Day!!!
Billys mom2022 almost 5 years ago
A well made fruit cake, real fruit is the best. Not that canned stuff that is hard and sits around for years..
freewaydog almost 5 years ago
OMG, she called her mom a Fruitcake? :D
bryce.gear almost 5 years ago
Very observant child. LMAO
Prey almost 5 years ago
Elizabeths comment is priceless!
BlackHawkDon almost 5 years ago
Everyone hates fruitcake, yet, they are still around. In an abundance it would seem. Personally, I like fruitcake. But not the shemical chemical versions.
WilliamPennat almost 5 years ago
Can’t imagine being married to somebody like Elly. Drive you nuts. (Oh, wait….)
Linguist almost 5 years ago
“We never eat fruit cake because it has rum
And one little taste turns a man to a bum
Oh, can you imagine a sorrier sight
Than a man eating fruit cake until he gets tight
”____________*Away With Rum* (The Song of the Temperance Union)
sparkle 13 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Don’t say that TOO LOUDLY girl !!!!! lol
Numbnumb almost 5 years ago
One thing about fruitcake in my family is that no one ever eats it. They just give it as a present to whosoever didn’t have it last. That fruitcake is probably older than most of the people in my family!
metagalaxy1970 almost 5 years ago
Oh, that was a good one!
hk Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It is the season to eat. I am on two diets, I couldn’t get enough food on one:)
heathcliff2 almost 5 years ago
Non-use is waste.
Jan C almost 5 years ago
My mom made a no-bake fruitcake one year. I’m not sure what the base was, but it had the citron and candied fruit. Every day for a months she would pour a shot glass of brandy (possibly rum, I don’t really remember) over it and it sat on top of the refrigerator fermenting. I don’t like citron, so I never ate any, but the family seemed to like it.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
When I first met fruitcake I thought of “mummified” and still do.
Train 1911 almost 5 years ago
I’m laughing at Liz’s comment can’t stop
samfran6-0 almost 5 years ago
I love fruitcake,too. My Godmother made one for me. She passed away before I got her recipe. The Swiss Colony makes an excellent one.
Petemejia77 almost 5 years ago
Oh Shut-up, Ellie! Stop being a stereotype! Spare us the Cathy “Aaacks”!
1JennyJenkins almost 5 years ago
This another one of the word play punch lines that might not have translated well into other languages, (Lynn told us that in the past, as the strip was printed all over the world), but it is hilarious in English!
DaveQuinn almost 5 years ago
I love fruitcake. It gets a bad rap. The tastes depends on who makes it. I also love plum pudding.
whenlifewassimpler almost 5 years ago
My mom and I gained 5 to 8 pounds every Christmas and a month later it was gone. We worked out with Jack Lalane.
oakie817 almost 5 years ago
always serve fruitcake warmed up
fix-n-fly almost 5 years ago
Liz! Your Mom is not a Fruitcake! She is just pregnant and entitled to have mood swings at the drop of a hat….
M2MM almost 5 years ago
I make a lovely fruitcake using my grandmother’s recipe. It takes weeks to make, so I only do it every few years and then store it in the freezer and serve it at Christmas in very small portions. It is incredibly rich, moist, and yummy. However, I do understand why many other fruitcakes are hated, it can be so dry and many are even stale. Makes sense to dislike something unpleasant, but don’t paint all fruitcake with the same brush. There are a few that are good. :P
tinstar almost 5 years ago
No wonder I never got good grades in school, after Christmas! We gave our teachers fruitcakes as Christmas presents (these were commercially made, and came in decorative tins. The fruitcakes… not the teachers!)!