Yes, Stilly, I have undertaken to make at least one batch of fruitcake (three loaves). But every time I think I’ll hit the Bulk Barn for the ingredients, I realize I have to do something else first and somehow never go shopping. Each batch takes two pounds of currants and two pounds of other dried fruits, so it’s not the kind of thing to be whipped up from pantry staples.

After the Messiah concert. I’ll get to it then.