From Aunt Ethel

I asked Aunt Ethel about Birthday Cakes, and this is her response:

This is a nice idea--but honestly I don't remember her making birthday cakes for each one's birthday--I don't remember ever having one for me with candles and all the stuff we do for families today. I don't even remember any celebrations for anyone's birthday--
I guess you could eeny meeny miny moe-- for any of her recipes--she may have made--you could ask your dad if he remembers celebrating birthdays--maybe there was a store bought cake--I don't remember any store bought cakes back then-- --or maybe Aunt Della made a cake--she did do some baking--she used to make some really good coffee cakes--
And as kid, I can't remember anything that could help you with birthday cakes. I don't think we did as much celebrating birthdays then--as we do now..we never had parties--.

I do remember her making fruitcakes at Christmas time--she had a great recipe for a white fruitcake and another for a dark fruitcake and she made something called Christmas Pudding Candy. She would pack small boxes for gifts at Christmas. of course she made Christmas cookies, too.
When I was first married, I made the fruitcakes, too but stopped as my family and many people dislike fruitcake. This year I actually bought a 1 # fruitcake for myself as I really got hungry for some.
Keep in touch,
Love, A. E.