GCA3412 Traditional Cache National Fruitcake Toss Day
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Jbullfrog62 @ | Hide Date: 01/03/2024 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 24.570 W104° 59.306 | Last updated: 01/28/2024 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Available at all times  Parking available  Bicycles  Stealth required  Park and Grab 

National Fruitcake Toss Day

 

 

 

Fruitcake Toss Day on January 3 is an annual holiday that celebrates fruitcakes - the gift that keeps on giving - by tossing them in an empty space.

 

The holidays can be a stressful time and can make the calmest person want to toss something in anger. Well, fear not, collect all that dense, unwanted fruitcake that everyone and their sisters brought to your holiday party and toss them on Fruitcake Toss Day.

 

It is thought that this holiday was first created and celebrated in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1995.

 

 

How to Celebrate?

Collect all the fruitcake you can. Find an empty space, and start tossing your fruitcakes.

 

Feeling competitive? Compete for the highest or farthest throw.

 

Fruitcakes are sometimes known as the gift that gives on giving, referring to a practice of re-gifting fruitcakes during the holiday season. So, instead of tossing fruitcakes, why not share them with family, friends, and colleagues?  

 

 

If it comes in a tin and is from Texas or Nebraska it could be "The {World's} Best Fruitcake" and would probably be better eaten or gifted than tossed.  

 

Did You Know…

…that fruitcakes that contain alcohol have a long shelf life? Because of this, the fruitcake was the snack of choice for travelers and winter dwellers in the days of no refrigeration.

 

Congratulations To mooseyaround For First To Find!!!

 

 

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N 40° 24.570 W 104° 59.306

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01A3412Parking Parking Area  01/02/2024 N 40° 24.570 W 104° 59.306 0.00 kms N 

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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 01/09/2024 By Fork L Man
nice hide TFTC/bruce

Found it 01/09/2024 By SeekDaCache
Caching our way to the NoCo Geo-Night Out in Fort Collins. Cached and dashed, Dropped off a path-tag. Very nice hide, TN, SL,TFTC

Found it 01/07/2024 By egroeg38
Thanks jbullfrog62 for your 236th hide. Great area and I enjoyed watching the Wild Turkeys . TFTC SL

Found it 01/06/2024 By cajrrman
I spent a couple hours in the area finding caches including this one at 1:43 pm. All good here. Thanks!

I found a now archived cache in this exact spot about a week ago.

Found it 01/05/2024 By BugRanger
Nice to get a brand-new cache in the new year! (3rd to find). Fruitcakes bring back lots of Christmas memories! My Dad used to be one of those people who loved to give out fruitcakes. They make good paperweights and book-ends. After a while, I actually started to really like to eat them, too!
TFTC