Thanks Rajun. I understand yours being incorporated with this thread. The Herman cake thread I started has nothing to do with fruitcakes - well, the cake part. I don't mind, it just surprised me a little.
Worth, about soaking ingredients before cooking. I'm not sure about that? I know my thoughts on this are opinionated, but I like for each ingredient to have it's own individual taste in a fruitcake. I can't imagine biting into a date and it tasting like rum.
I did a search on dates, and found this site to be very interesting. Jujube
http://www.texasgardener.com/pastiss...08/Jujube.html