106-year-old fruitcake found in ‘excellent condition’ in Antarctica - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE]Long maligned for its questionable taste, its ubiquity (stubbornly appearing at any or every celebratory event) and its toughness (the fridge gives it life), the dessert may have further cemented itself in food lore after a discovery in Antarctica. In one of the most hostile regions known to humankind, conservationists unearthed an ice-covered fruitcake they believe once belonged to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, the New Zealand-based Antarctic Heritage Trust said this past week. The age of the fruitcake: 106 years old. A conservation manager said it was in “excellent condition”. And the trust said it smelled “almost” edible. The cake, dating to the Cape Adare-based Northern Party of Scott’s Terra Nova expedition (1910-13), was found in Antarctica’s oldest building, which was constructed by a Norwegian explorer’s team in 1899 and used by Scott’s team in 1911, the trust said. The dessert, found wrapped in paper and in its original “tin-plated iron alloy tin” container, was made by the British biscuit company Huntley & Palmers. It boasts that its “biscuits were exported all over the world and their tins have turned up in the most unexpected places”. There is documentation showing that Scott took this brand of cake with him on his explorations, said the trust, a nonprofit organisation that is in the business of “inspiring explorers.” Ms Lizzie Meek, program manager for artifacts at the trust, said in a statement that the cake was surprisingly well preserved. “There was a very, very slight rancid butter smell to it, but other than that, the cake looked and smelled edible,” she said. “There is no doubt the extreme cold in Antarctica has assisted its preservation.” The cake was among about 1,500 artifacts collected from two huts by a team of conservationists that had been working at the site since May 2016. “Finding such a perfectly preserved fruitcake among them was quite a surprise,” Ms Meek said.[/QUOTE] [url]http://m.todayonline.com/daily-focus/science/106-year-old-fruitcake-found-excellent-condition-antarctica[/url] Must be the same damn fruitcake my mum's friend always bring for potlucks [editline]14th August 2017[/editline] [IMG]http://m.todayonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_300x225_webapp/public/photos/43_images/30530978.JPG?itok=ZCmEFNFW[/IMG]

they should sell off bits of it off to various youtubers to eat

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;52571488]they should sell off bits of it off to various youtubers to eat[/QUOTE] Friends and families of food review youtubers mysteriously dead from unknown century old disease

time for this dude to try it [video=youtube;ZVOIgPrDH7E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVOIgPrDH7E[/video]

Now lets toss the rest of the worlds fruitcake into antarctica.

Mail it to Ashens.

For a moment I thought it was homemade and the thought of someone taking the effort to bake it only to be forgotten on a remote place long after you died made me really sad

oh THAT kind of fruitcake

[quote]Long maligned for its questionable taste[/quote] People don't like fruitcake?

[QUOTE=Trekintosh;52571750]Mail it to Ashens.[/QUOTE] He'd probably prod it slightly, then wash his mouth out with gin despite not eating the slightest crumb of it. Also I fucking love fruitcake, but somehow I don't think this one would be a delight for the mouth. Even if it doesn't taste like concentrated rot from the eldritch Rotscape, it'd probably be... a little too dry for my tastes, to put it lightly.

Steve would be proud. I mean, nice.

The Thing evolves

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;52571799]oh THAT kind of fruitcake[/QUOTE] Yeah I imagined they found some loopy old man out there. :v:

[QUOTE=orcywoo6;52571961]Yeah I imagined they found some loopy old man out there. :v:[/QUOTE] Ian McKellen found wandering in Antarctic [I]only joking i love him[/I]

So it's true then... [IMG]http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-22.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=EuSKalduna;52571818]People don't like fruitcake?[/QUOTE] That's the bit that's confusing me too. My mum always used to make fruitcake and it was the best damn thing ever. Maybe store-bought stuff is nasty?

Two of my best friends are currently working in a station in Antarctica right now, i'll ask them if they can send me some photos of this nasty ass brick.

well if fallout has tought me anything, its centuries old food won't hurt you in the slightest if its packed full of enough preservatives

Even time won't touch a friutcake.

[QUOTE=QwertySecond;52572217]That's the bit that's confusing me too. My mum always used to make fruitcake and it was the best damn thing ever. Maybe store-bought stuff is nasty?[/QUOTE] Man I've only really ever had store bought and I love the stuff. Shit's weird

[QUOTE=QwertySecond;52572217]That's the bit that's confusing me too. My mum always used to make fruitcake and it was the best damn thing ever. Maybe store-bought stuff is nasty?[/QUOTE] Me and my aunt tried a store bought one for fun thinking it was just a common joke, but it was fucking terrible. I'd love to taste actually good fruitcake though. There's obviously a reason people eat it.

Yeah, proper homemade stuff is heavenly compared to the mass-produced shit. My grandma has a recipe that involves slathering it in brandy, wrapping it up in cheesecloth and foil, and letting it age a month or two before eating. Makes for a great Christmas present, perfect for enjoying on New Years.

nice

Well now half needs to go to Ashens, and half to Steve. One will say it's terrible after one bite, and the other will either say it's nice, or terrible, then continue to eat the whole thing. Fruit cakes are forever. A few years ago, while cleaning out a cabinet at my parents, we found a fruitcake in the cabinet above the fridge. it had never been opened, and it was packed in 1994. It looked fresh and didn't smell at all. No one tried eating it though.

[QUOTE]And the trust said it smelled “almost” edible.[/QUOTE] Sounds about right for any fruitcake

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;52571488]they should sell off bits of it off to various youtubers to eat[/QUOTE] Coyote Peterson eats part of a 106 year old fruitcake and fucking dies

[QUOTE=Brobattington;52577730]Coyote Peterson eats part of a 106 year old fruitcake and fucking dies[/QUOTE] With multiple up-close shots and menacing music before he takes a bite :v:

[QUOTE=Mr.Brown;52571496]time for this dude to try it [video=youtube;ZVOIgPrDH7E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVOIgPrDH7E[/video][/QUOTE] :sick: