Correction

Well...I received a call from my brother, Jim, informing me that the information about my heritage was incorrect! No I am not Croatian, my husband is part. However, this is a tradition I adopted back in the 70's with a close friend at the time and continue today - not as frequently as I used to, usually at Easter.
Our family, the Bishops, are known for "Fruitcake" Yes FRUITCAKE! Very good fruitcake I might add! I have not made my share of fruitcake for several years now. I didn't want to hunt down all the ingredients.... however my brother will get a fruitcake next year!
The story goes is that... one year, around 1956 or so, our mother decided to sell fruitcakes door to door to make money for Christmas. My sister and I went out with a basket full of samples and took orders. I don't remember how many we sold, but the kitchen was full of fruitcakes. I not only sold, delivered but had the chore of dusting the fruit with flour and doing lots of stirring.
Our mother made fruitcakes up until her last years, still pretty good.
So.... please stand corrected.... I do have a Croatian sister in law "St. Toni" and I am married to a 1/2 Croatian - that should count!
The next loaf we cut I will obtain a cross section picture to show the thinness of the dough!