Food in books: fruitcake from The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman

Kate Young finds Philip Pullman’s mystery series stands the test of time, as does it joyous fruitcake

By Kate Young for The Little Library Café, part of the Guardian Books Network

Lunch, in their Bohemian household, consisted of a jug of ale, the remains of a large joint of roast beef, a fruit cake and a bag of apples, which Rosa said she had been given the night before by one of her admirers, a porter in Covent Garden market. They ate it, with the help of one large pocket knife and their fingers...

The Ruby in the Smoke, Philip Pullman

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