Happy Christmas Dear Reader,
Fifty-two miles west of Savannah, between Daisy and Belville
lies a sleepy southern town. With a population of about twenty-five hundred
there is not much industry. There is a
poultry processing plant that provides fresh from the farm poultry that is of
the finest quality. This small Georgia
town is world famous for another reason.
It is the home of Claxton Fruitcake made by the Georgia Fruitcake
Company.
For over a century fresh fruit and nuts have been baked into
this seasonal delight that I first encountered with my Grandfather. He and
I would have fruitcake whilst we watched television during the Christmas
season. It is one of the hallmarks for
me of Christmas joy.
I realize that fruitcake is much maligned and hated by those
who have never had it. I must
disagree. I love fruitcake. I am, however, a purist. I do not love all fruitcake and I enjoy
Claxton the most. I understand that some
of you see my approval as the final proof that I am mad.
There is a Christmas promise in this concoction that we can
all embrace. Whether you like fruit cake
or think those who do nuttier than one, the humble fruitcake reminds us of
Christmas. Even when I pull one from the
freezer in June to celebrate my late Grandfather’s birthday I am transported to
the memories of him and our time together at Christmas.
You may not like it and you may get it as a gift. You surely know someone who does. Claxton sells five million pounds a
year. Someone is buying it on
purpose. Pass it on to them. The promise is that there will be joy in their
hearts on receiving it.
Everyone does not love you.
Some will and do. The real promise
is like the fruitcake: there may be those who dismiss us out of hand. There will be those who love you and they
will be all the more precious because they see us as we are and still love
us. Now I need some fruitcake and
eggnog. How about you Dear Reader?
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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