^^^ lol
I have a former student who used to send me wedding cake cookies. Pure melt-in-your-mouth. One of my students this year gave me homemade fruitcake, which is pretty good, but no substitute. Plus fruitcake reminds me of my mother, who used to get a fruitcake this time of year and put it away for the next 12 months, dousing it periodically with brandy.
I guess what with the Virgin Mary & all, Christmas is a big mom-thing.