What unusual fruit do you put in your fruitcakes?

[Sheree Bobbins]

My mom used to put in preserved ginger. At that time, I hated biting into it. But now, my taste buds have dulled and I like the sharp taste.

I put in dried fruit rather than candied fruit. I use apricots.

Do you have any suggestions?

At church today, we made 40 lb of fruitcakes for the Christmas bazaar. I notice that we cut the fruit up very fine unlike I do at home.