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	Claxton, Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The petition to incorporate the town of Claxton was approved by Tattnall Superior Court in April 1894.
		Some local historians contend that the name of a popular actress, Kate Claxton, was the source while others believe it was in honor of Philander Priestly Claxton, a noted educator of the time.
		The city is known as the home of the Claxton Fruit Cake which is exported from the world-famous Claxton Fruitcake Bakeries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claxton,_Georgia (810 words)

	village voice > nyclife > Counter Culture by Robert Sietsema
		Blame the fruitcake plague on the cheap sugar that arrived in Europe from the colonies in the 16th century.
		Nuts were introduced into the formula, probably because America's foremost fruitcake makers—Collin Street Bakery in Corsicana, Texas, and Claxton Bakery of Claxton, Georgia—were located in rural Southern communities with a surplus of cheap nuts; indeed, the Corsicana cake includes pecans.
		The expression "nutty as a fruitcake" was coined in 1935.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0247/sietsema.php (892 words)

	American Profile: 12/29/2002 - 1/4/2003: Nuts Over Fruitcake! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Claxton residents take their claim to fame as seriously as any livelihood, however.
		Tos ran Claxton Bakery until 1945, when he retired and sold it to Albert Parker, who had worked for Tos for almost 20 years.
		That heritage also is important at Claxton Bakery, although Dale Parker has seen his share of changes since entering the family business in 1974, including the addition of a company website.
	www.americanprofile.com /issues/20021229/20021229_2696.asp (941 words)

	Holiday Specialties
		An assortment of fruit and nuts held together by batter, fruitcakes range from the heavy, dark versions of the 19th century to lighter recipes that aren’t quite so loaded with fruit.
		Established bakeries such as the Collin Street Bakery (Corsicana, Texas, established in 1896) and Claxton Fruit Cake (Claxton, Georgia, 1910) ship fruitcakes to a client base scattered all over the world.
		Fruitcake recipes are seldom described as legendary, but the recipe that follows and the man who created it, Marty Aronowitz, are both legends in Texas culinary circles.
	privateclubs.com /Archives/2001-nov-dec/food_holiday_specialties.htm (1863 words)

	Claxton fruitcake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
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		Claxton fruitcake That would be Claxton, Ga. Cruisin' In The Country bike ride 2000 Two day cyclist event in Claxton, Georgia -Fruitcake Capital of the World.
		Claxton fruitcake Blame the fruitcake plague on the cheap sugar that arrived in Europe from the.
	www.biscuitweb.net /claxton+fruitcake.html (1033 words)

	Claxton Fruitcake
		The bakery opened under the ownership of Savino Tos, an Italian pastry-maker, who immigrated to the United States in the early-1900's.
		The Claxton Bakery was an instant success with the townsfolk, who flocked to the small shop for delicious baked goods and homemade ice cream.
		The bakery is presently managed by Parker's three sons, Mid, Paul and Dale, and his daughter, Betty.
	www.claxtonfruitcake.com /claxtonstory.html (850 words)

	Sherry Fruitcake Directory - Sherry Fruitcake Web-Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The fruitcake tradition started with Sister Mary John Van Vonderen, the legendary nun in hard hat and habit who was the college's first director of buildings and grounds, a post she held for 50 years.
		Claxton fruitcakes have now contributed to world peace, or at least they've made Lt. Bramhall is commander of a unit of 300 soldiers from all branches of the military who are there to train and mentor the 3rd Brigade of the Afghan National Army.
		It is true that fruitcakes were first invented to serve as ballast in the holds of tall ships.
	www.bestfruitcakes.info /sherry-fruitcake.html (770 words)

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		Claxton Bakery workers Sergio Ramora, left, Michael Byrd, center, and Salvadore Ortiz prepare Claxton Fruitcakes Dec. 6 for shipment at the bakery in downtown Claxton, Ga. Millions of pounds of fruitcakes are made in Claxton, Ga., each year.
		Different families own Claxton’s two bakeries, but both owe their recipes to the man who introduced fruitcake to the area.
		The Claxton Bakery says its cakes are 70 percent fruit and nuts.
	the-messenger.com /articles/stories/200112/20/Fruitcakes_kystyle.html (823 words)

	A Short History of Fruitcake
		Only one fruitcake was ever made and the same one gets passed from family to family across the generations.
		The fruit is citron, from: a thorny evergreen shrub or small tree (Citrus medica) native to India and widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have a thick warty rind; the fruit of this plant is candied and used in confections and fruitcakes.
		All that being said fruitcake is one of the most disgusting things on the planet and second only to carolers for annoying holiday traditions, if I were king making fruitcake would be considered high treason.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/808285/posts (2867 words)

	Fruitcake Joke Portal \| Fruitcake Joke Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Fruitcake is a heavy cake made of dried or candied fruits and nuts that are soaked in brandy or rum, often used in the celebration of weddings and christmas.
		Joking aside, the dense mixture of poundcake, nuts and translucent candied fruit has enough fans to support two fruitcake bakeries in this south Georgia city of 2,200, located 45 miles west of Savannah.
		For almost 20 years, Mount Mary College has been baking and selling fruitcakes as a fund raiser for its food service facilities and as a holiday gift to the college's donors.
	www.bestfruitcakes.info /fruitcake-joke.html (614 words)

	EVANS_COUNTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Fun run, 5k run, and parade are generally held on Saturday of the two-day event and the exhibits and arts and crafts show concludes on Sunday.
		Bakeries here churn out tons of fruitcake annually culminating in a massive pre-holiday industrial-strength outpouring of the seasonal treats.
		Shoppig in Claxton is concentrated in a shopping center south of downtown on Highway 301 and in the downtown area.
	www.stp.georgiasouthern.edu /funstuff/content/5evans.htm (595 words)

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		CLAXTON -- The jokes don't offend John Womble.
		It was his son, Ira Womble Jr., who landed the bakery its first military contracts -- for 116,000 pounds of fruitcake -- when he entered the family business in 1954.
		Still, both families are mindful of being the butt of so many holiday jokes, such as Johnny Carson's well-know crack that there's only one fruitcake that gets passed around year after year.
	www.georgiafruitcakecompany.com /Articles/6.html (675 words)

	Earchives
		Of course, there are countless jokes about fruitcakes, but folks in Claxton, Georgia, take their fruitcakes seriously.
		John Womble is the third-generation operator of the Georgia Fruit Cake Company in Claxton.
		The dense mixture of pound cake, nuts, and translucent candied fruit ahs enough fans to support two fruitcake bakeries in south Georgia that's home for 2,200 people near Savannah.
	oldwgms.bonnint.net /earchivesdec18.shtm (2252 words)

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		Later, in the 1940’s, began two fruitcake bakeries which were the direct and indirect products of Savino Tos, who died in 1966.
		Ford suggested a plan to put the fruitcake on the market by sending 50 pounds to each Ford dealer at Christmas,” recalled the younger Womble, but Ford died before this could take place.
		With their legal trade name in place, the company took its first and largest overseas order, “On contract with a deadline for shipment.” It was this last detail that provided the bakery with one of the most trying periods of its existence.
	georgiafruitcakecompany.com /Articles/10.html (988 words)

	Bicycling Without A Clue in Georgia
		People were extremely friendly, opening doors, greeting you as soon as they stepped out of their cars, smiling and looking you right in the eyes.
		In Claxton, Mark joked, "you're in heaven and I'm in hell." He doesn't eat fruitcake.
		The water tower proclaimed it "the fruitcake capital of the world." We saw two big fruitcake bakeries in town, both dating back to the 20s, which shipped their cakes all over the country.
	www.withoutaclue.netfirms.com /states/ga.html (541 words)

	helm's bakery - 2nd baking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Helm's Bakery Helm's bakery was founded in Central Los Angeles in the 1930's.
		The original HOF was created when weightlifting was part of the AAU and was housed in part of Helm's Bakery in the Los Angeles area of...
		By the way, Divco also manufactured the Helm's Bakery vans that have been preserved in their original colors by several hobbyists.
	baking.gaqukane.info /dir11/helm's-bakery.html (449 words)

	Online Bakery Eating Out
		The Kickapoo Orchard Bakery We are the home of the original "apple pizza," in addition we make many other pizzas and pies, cookies, turnovers, soup and sandwiches along with fresh hot coffee, tea and...
		Crestwood Bakery will be demolished and replaced with an $8 million shopping center under a proposal that received approval Wednesday from the West Allis Plan Commission.
		Breadsong Bakery is a world-class, locally-owned artisan bakery in Auburndale, Massachusetts...
	www.eatingoutrestaurants.com /food/Online-Bakery.html (3128 words)

	Animated Birthday Cake Web-Site \| Animated Birthday Cake Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		If the last two months are any indication, mills are saying, tube demand is expected to be strong throughout 1994 and the market could reach a shortfall before year end.
		Or this one Fruitcakes are like the loaves and fishes.
		But Eisenberg is a borderline diabetic and has called a couple dozen bakeries in search of a sugarless cake.
	www.cake-resources.info /animated-birthday-cake.html (1115 words)

	bakery information -- bakery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Roeser's Bakery of Chicago creating extraordinary custom cakes for birthdays...
		San Francisco bakery, San Francisco bakeries: Directory to dozens of SF conf...
		Raos Bakery - Established in 1941 - King Cakes, Kingcakes, King Cake, Kingca...
	www.mesacakes.info /bakery (522 words)

	Cooking Forum Re: Festive Fruitcake(calls for dried fruit not that icky candied stuff)
		I still hear fruitcake jokes and that was 15 years ago.
		The fruitcake habit seems to have died out over my lifetime.
		I wouldn't presume to be on the same levels as you all.
	www.cookingboard.com /showthread/t-60361.html (9768 words)

	claxton fruitcake - Business Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Some 24th Infantry Division Thanksgiving holidays were made a little sweeter due to the generosity of two local fruitcake companies, the Claxton Fruitcake...
		Sales of Claxton Fruit Cake is recognized as a major fund raising project for Civitan clubs.
		Claxton Fruitcake Bakeries A leading global distributor of fruitcakes.
	www.directonlineguide.com /cat1255--Fruitcake/claxton_fruitcake.html (391 words)

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		Claxton Fruitcake Bakeries - A leading global distributor of fruitcakes.
		Their primary bakery is located in the south Georgia town of Claxton.
	www.welshmart.com /distributorleadmlm.html (758 words)

	Information About Pie Bakeries Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Description: Tyrone told me he worked in the local bakery and being the only colored person in town he did not have many friends.
		The move came after the owners of Steubenville Bakery sued the city, claiming the cameras were bad for business.
		: NLR bakery owner held many talentsArkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription), AR - 8 hours agoWhen friends and family members look back on the life of Walter Herman Koehler Jr., owner of Koehler Bakery until it was sold in 2001, they wonât picture a...
	www.bakery247site.info /directory/Pie-Bakeries (460 words)

	Pineapple Layer Cake Articles, Secrets And Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He then begins his myriad duties, ranging from hand cutting and frying 120 dozen doughnuts to filling Danish pastries with fruit to sweeping the floor.
		It's the only family bakery now in Menomonee Falls, and one of a handful of scratch bakeries left in the Milwaukee area.
		While Mike DuPont no longer makes wedding cakes he thought they were too much of a hassle in the small production area he has he gets numerous orders for birthday or special occasion cakes for Saturdays.
	www.cake-resources.info /pineapple-layer-cake.html (1062 words)

	Since we're talking Christmas already....poll - ScrapLove
		I LOVE LOVE LOVE the macadamia nut fruitcake that one of my local bakeries makes and sells.
		My mom makes it but it isn't gooey looking like those little fruitcake logs they sell at the grocery store.
		A girl in my office made some 2 years ago with pineapple, coconut and pecans (from her pecan trees) and it was really different, very moist.
	www.scraplove.com /forum/showthread.php?t=9913 (752 words)

	Free Claxton Hotel Vacations Players Vacation Club
		Would you like to take a vacation to Claxton or another city?
		More about ClaxtonThe city is known as the home of the Claxton Fruit Cake which is exported from the world-famous Claxton Fruitcake Bakeries.
		(See fruitcake.) Claxton Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,276 people, 899 households, and 567 families residing in the city.
	www.playersvacationclub1.com /GA/Free-Claxton-Hotel-Vacations (582 words)

	ScrapLove - Since we're talking Christmas already....poll
		10-11-2005 01:34 PM The only one I eat is Claxton's from Georgia.
		Hers takes 30 days to candy the fruit in the brandy and then it gets mixed up with a yellow cake mix.
		The only one I eat is Claxton's from Georgia.
	www.scraplove.com /forum/printthread.php?t=9913 (642 words)

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