Fruitcake is an ancient goody, with the oldest versions a sort of energy bar made by the Romans to sustain their soldiers in battle. The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried ...
“He had a skit on his show years later, where he’d pull out old jokes that were no longer funny, read the joke and toss it in the fireplace,” Crawford said. “Fruitcake was one of the ones he tossed.