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I made this bread at Christmas using the left over candied fruit from my fruit cakes. It is a marvelous bread and the people that I gave it to for Christmas, loved it!!<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"04\/05\/2017 16:14","GUID":"0b32b2434b7f4b4296534f3af69ab1d2","MemberId":2350474,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mikelssword@msn.com","SubmittedDate":"04\/05\/2017 16:14"},{"Comment":"
loved this!<\/p>
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