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We had a warmer November than usual so this sub zero weather and wind is an awful shock to the system! There's blue sky and a few clouds out there yet there are random snowflakes falling. Weird.

Still looking at digital cameras. The HP models i was interested in have come down some more in price at Staples. Battery life, or lack of, seems to be the main drawback issue in reviews i've seen.

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Recipe time - Amaretto fruit loaf

Just made this twice, in small and mini loaf tins. It's soooo yummy. It's sort of a fruitcake but it's more like a pound cake with fruit, more moist than traditional fruitcake. Measurements are in Imperial not metric.

Dry:

1 and 3/4 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Fruit and Nut:
1/2 cup chopped candied/glaced cherries
1/2 cup coarsly choppped glaced pineapple
1/2 cup chopped mixed candied peel
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
Wet:
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp amaretto
1 tsp almond extract

Preheat oven to 350 fahrenheit. Great a 9x5 loaf pan.
Measure dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Add Fruit and nuts and mix to coat with flour.
Beat wet ingredients together and then add to rest of mixture. Blend until all just moistened.
Bake until knife comes out of center clean, about 55 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes.

I check after an hour. You can also substitute milk for the amaretto and lemon extract for the almond if there's a nut allergy or you don't want to use alcohol. I don't usually measure the fruit and nuts that closely. this year i used a 2 cup (450gram) tub of mixed fruit, half a small tub of cherries halved and about a third of a cup of almonds.