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10 December 2007
Fruitcake!
Categories:   Port Gamble
I had such a wonderful time judging fruitcake at the Port Gamble Country Christmas celebration this past Saturday. Of course, the fact that many of the entrants doused their fruitcakes with liquor might have had something to do with all the fun the judges had. To be honest, a couple of the fruitcakes required a chainsaw in order to be sliced, but overall, they were delicious . . . especially the one with Grand Marnier. We tasted in the neighborhood of 30 entries. I lost count after about the eighth or ninth taste test but, again, the liquor might have had something to do with that! 
Posted by debbie at 3:51 PM | Link | 5 comments
06 December 2007
Country Christmas
Categories:   signing Port Gamble Fruitcake celebrity judge
Over the last twenty-five years of my publishing history, I’ve been asked any number of times to be a “celebrity” judge.  (I’m using that word loosely!)  I have enjoyed each and every opportunity.  I was a parade judge one time in Port Orchard.  That was great fun, especially when it came to giving the politicians a score.  For two years running, I judged decorated Christmas trees for the Henderson, Nevada library.  You should have seen the one a local casino donated, complete with Barbie showgirls, poker chips and play money. 
 
This weekend I’m going to be a judge again—this time for the Port Gamble Country Christmas Fruitcake Contest.  http://portgamble.com. Does that sound like fun or what?  Who knew when I wrote There’s Something About Christmas that it would lead to this.  I’m so pleased I included those fruitcake recipes in the book.  As it happens, I love fruitcake.  I can hardly wait. 
 
Oh, and if you're in the area, I'll also be signing at Dauntless Bookstore, also in Port Gamble, starting at 3:30 p.m.
Posted by debbie at 11:40 AM | Link | 4 comments