I use straight gelatine, a teaspoonful mixed in my early morning cuppa, and I'll swear it's keeping the arthritis at bay. My fingers and other joints are great. (And I'll be 65 next week!)
There's a recipe in today's paper for Christmas cake made using 2 packs of malt biscuits, crushed, chopped walnuts, brandy, golden syrup, marmalade, icing sugar, butter, mixed spice, raisins, pitted prunes, glace peel, glace cherries and pitted dates.
I guess you'd call it a refrigerator cake but you could plan ahead for Christmas - and add whatever fruit or alcohol you fancy.
Robyn