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Antarctic Heritage Trust Conservators Found A Hundred Year Old Fruit Cake

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Fruitcakes are nothing new. But here is the thing about the fruitcake that was found by the conservators of Antartica Heritage Trust in a hut on Cape Adare in East Antarctica. It is around 100 years old. It has withstood the driest and coldest place on the world.

According to a statement released by the trust, the cake probably dates back to the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-1913, led by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott. Made by Huntley & Palmers, a company that has been in business since 1822. The cake was found wrapped in paper and encased in the remains of a tin-plated iron alloy tin.

Though it was found in a poor condition, the cake looked edible and smelt fine.