How do fruitcakes travel? Stories of fruitcake on the Crusades, battles and pilgrimages as well as a more recent report of a fruitcake being taken up to Mt Everest are not surprising. My own travel story involves Papua New Guinea and my friend, Phil who makes fruitcakes and vacuum seals them to be opened later as a special treat when travelling and working as volunteers on special projects in the PNG highlands. Not only did the cakes travel well, they were delicious and so welcome as a treat with a cuppa, - always timed perfectly when homesickness and fatigue set in after being away from home for too long. Earlier in this countdown, I discovered that on some airlines fruticake is a banned substance becuase its density confuses scanners.. Phil's fruitcake has never had a problem travelling by plane! from http://mentalfloss.com/article/60595/15-fun-facts-about-fruitcake So much for going to exotic places! T his fruitcake I think has t...
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