Today's Case:
Rich's Fruitcake with 2 Quarts of Pecans
Re: Rich's Recipe Request
From: Angela
To: Phaedrus
Date: 12/12/2024, 5:57 AM
On 12/11/2024 8:20 AM, Angela wrote:
Good morning,
Are you still around and active with recipes from Atlanta’s Rich’s Dept Store?
I am looking for the Christmas fruitcake recipe that had 2 quarts of pecans and
candied fruit only. I have lost my recipe.
Hope you still have a website and are active
Thanks
Angela
Hello Angela,
Yes, the site is still active, but I had zero success finding any mention of this cake. A former Rich's Bake Shop Holiday Manager has informed me that none of the cakes were actually baked in the Rich's stores. They were baked by Danco Bakery Distributors and delivered frozen to the individual stores. So, that makes it unlikely that this recipe is available.
Where did you get the recipe before?
Phaed
On 12/12/2024 10:54 AM, Angela wrote:
Good morning!
Thank you for checking on this. My mom worked at Rich's in the 1970's and
had it hand written from someone in the bakery. She has always called it the
Rich's fruitcake. But family lore may be different from reality. It has 2 quarts
of pecans! and I haven't found anything with that quantity online.
I will try searching some of her older papers, you know the kind, torn raggedly
from a magazine. Not a bad use of time for the memories.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Angela
Hello Angela,
I can't find any fruitcake recipe that calls for 2 quarts of pecans, either.
I have a Rich's specific page here: Rich's Department Store
Everything that I've been able to find is linked on that page.
Merry Christmas to you, as well!
Phaed
