Today’s memory was published about a year ago, and this poem has been updated from its original form.  Taking this fruit cake down from the shelf, it is being re-gifted to you.  Enjoy!

Another Christmas is approaching, soon to be here

Sharing a delicious treat, makes one’s mission clear

 

Chef Benson’s “Old Home Classic” has been baked

Dashing to a local grocery, purchasing some to take

 

Christmas fruit cakes filling a shopping cart

Making each shopper feel clever and smart

 

Each cake is guaranteed to surprise and please

Weighing a full pound, taste buds will be teased

 

Each fruit cake is prepared with home-baked care

Allowing many, many others to send one to share

 

The highest quality ingredients go into every slice

Producing a rich sweetness that will likely entice

 

The special recipe includes ingredients plus yummy fruit

Filled with golden raisins, cherries, and pineapple to suit

 

Pecan and walnut pieces add much to the flavor

Tasting this delicious cake is something to savor

 

Each serving is filled with additional nutrition so great

Adding high fructose corn syrup, hunger meets its fate

 

Benson’s special fruit cake makes a great gift each year

Sending to family and special friends, far away and near

 

Every sweet box arrives without any expiration date

Re-gifting this cake to someone else, may be its fate