My college boyfriend was a good Catholic Irish boy-o with the mom made southern fruitcake every year. She'd start baking at minimum a month before. Every day she'd drown the cake in booze. OMG, that cake was so good. 1 slice and it was nighty night time. You would breathe out booze fumes.

I LOVE fruitcake - if made with natural dried fruit or candied fruit (no dyes please). I make an awesome white fruitcake as well. I am drooling right now. No booze cake this year due to the baby in the oven but next year....mmmmmmmmm!

And PS: fruitcake doesn't have to be dry. It can be moist and last