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I am not a fruitcake lover but these are good.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-09-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenCandy"},"reviewBody":"I have made this recipe so many times I couldn't count. There has been no one who hasn't enjoyed them with a cup of tea of my honorary family.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"9493","romance_copy_dek":"\"This recipe has been a family favorite for years,\" tells Terry Mercede of Danbury, Connecticut. \"People who declare they won't eat fruitcake love these bars! 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