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Alberta woman aims to reinvent fruitcake's reputation
CBC News
Posted: Dec 29, 2012 7:03 PM MT
Last Updated: Dec 29, 2012 7:18 PM MT
It's heavy. It's colourful. And it's the butt of many jokes. But as CBC's Travis Dhanraj reports, one Alberta woman is hoping to change people's minds about the poor, maligned holiday dessert.
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