The 140+ Year-Old Fruitcake

While fruitcake is the punchline of many American Christmas jokes, one family in Michigan made national news for taking the dense holiday dessert to an extreme. The family possesses a fruitcake baked in 1878 by a great-great-grandmother. It has been preserved, untouched, and passed down through generations as a cherished family heirloom for well over a century. Despite its age, the family keeps it safely stored in a glass dish, and it remains a centerpiece of their yearly holiday celebrations.