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Imelda's Fruitcake

"Oh my, it's fruitcake weather!" So begins Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory, in which a young Truman and his dear aunt Sook set about making fruitcakes for just about everyone they've ever met — or hope to meet — from President Roosevelt to baptist missionaries in Borneo, bus drivers to traveling knife grinders. Saving their pennies all year, they carefully source all the ingredients, including whiskey from a feared bootlegger named Mr. Haha Jones.

Sometime between then and now, people forgot the magic of fruitcake. What a travesty! This recipe is guaranteed to dispel any of your anti-fruitcake biases. 

Ingredients:

• Sugar, 1 1/2 cups + 3/4 cup
• Flour, 2 cups
• Baking Soda, 2 teaspoons
• Pecans, 1 cup
• Raisins, 1 cup
• Salt, 1/4 teaspoon
• Eggs, 2, beaten
• Fruit Cocktail,  1 can, juices and all
• Evaporated Milk, 1/2 cup
• Butter, 1/4 -1/2 cup
• Vanilla, 1 teaspoon

Fruit Cake:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Mix together 1 1/2 cups sugar, flour, baking soda, pecans, raisins, and salt.
• Add the two beaten eggs.
• Add the fruit cocktail.
• Mix and pour into a greased, rectangular cake pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes.

Glaze:

• Mix together 3/4 cups sugar, evaporated milk, and butter.
• Bring to a boil and let boil for one minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour over cake while it is still warm.
• Sing its praises!

Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011

Presenting the complete Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011!

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Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part 13

Gifts for your outdoorsy dad who has visited every national park west of the Mississippi and was once scouted by the Major Leagues.

1.   NPR t-shirt, $20

2.   This American Life Presents - Your Guide to The Meltdown, $22

3.   NRDC Wildlands Warrior donation, $35

4.   NPR The First 40 Years, $27

5.   NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures, $11

6.   An ice cream sundae (...or three!) from Ghirardelli Square at Fisherman's Wharf

7.   The New York Times 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA and Canada, $27

8.   Scorpion, $50

9.   Audible.com membership, from $45

10. Route 66 The Mother Road: 75th Anniversary Edition, $15

11. Ubaldo Jimenez autographed baseball, preferably from the 2007 World Series

12. Dirty Girl Gaiters, $19

P.S. More gifts for dads.

Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part 12

Gifts for your stepmom who does everything with style and can miraculously keep orchids alive for years. 

1.   Town and Country subscription, $10
2.   DKNY Cozy, $137
3.   Avedon Fashion 1944-2000, $63
4.   Antique plant pots
5.   Louis Vuitton Speedy 25, $1050
6.   A spa day at The Broadmoor, $200
7.   Iomoi personalized stationary, $78
8.   Mani-Pedi
9.   Funny Face DVD, $7
10. Tazo rooibos tea, $8.50
11. Ceremonials CD by Florence and The Machine, $17
12. Pratesi bath robe

P.S. More gifts for stepmoms.

Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part 11

Gifts for your little sister who performs around South America with a traveling circus and finds no food too spicy.

1.   A pet fox

2.   James Modern Terrarium, from $75

3.   Feather hair extensions

4.   The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, $10

5.   Mobile Foodie Survival Kit, $25

6.   A banjo

7.   SUNO hand-knitted cropped alpaca gilet, $1345

8.   A new tattoo

9.   Samudra Flamingo Pouch, $60

10. Glass blowing classes

11. Minnetonka shearling-lined lace-up boots, $100

12. Ilia Dizzy Gloss, $25

P.S. More gifts for little sisters.

Coulter Curated Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part 10

Luxury Beauty Gifts!

1.   Tom Ford Private Blend Bois Marocain, $195

2.   Tom Ford makeup brushes, $45-$110

3.   Guerlain Terracotta Khol Kajal, $36

4.   Tom ford Lip Color in Cherry Lush, $48

5.   Koh Gen Do Aqua Foundation, $62

6.   Mason Pearson Popular Mix Brush, $170

7.   Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $19.50

8.   Urban Decay Naked2 Palette, $50

9.   Clarisonic Mia, $119

10. Rodin Olio Lusso Luxury Face Oil, $140

11. Cle de Peau Beaute Concealer, $70

12. Tom Ford Nail Lacquer in Bitter Bitch, $30

P.S. More beauty gift ideas.