Fascinating Stories of Christmas Customs & The Art of Talking with Children - SYSK Choice

1321.344 - 1341.797 Brian Earl

And as a matter of fact, it was served at Queen Victoria's wedding. And she very famously saved a slice and didn't eat it to practice her restraint. There were all kinds of legends around fruitcake, where if you cut a slice and put it under your pillow, you would dream of your future love, things like that. But only recently has it sort of disappeared outside of the Christmas season.