Someone Found A 106-YO Fruitcake In Antarctica And Claims That It's ‘Almost Edible'
An incredible expedition in Antarctic led to the discovery of a 106-year-old cake that has been found in perfect edible condition. It is being suspected that the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott likely brought the cake with him to Antarctica, during the Terra Nova expedition of 1910-1913.
The indestructible cake weathered one of the coldest, driest places on earth for a century to stay fit to be consumed. The cake was discovered in a hut on Cape Adare in East Antarctica.
A team has been excavating artefacts in the hut since 2016.
"Fruitcake was a popular item in English society at the time, and it remains popular today," Lizzie Meek, conservation manager for artefacts at the trust, says via email, reports National Geographic.
The cake was made by Huntley & Palmers, a company has been in the baking business since 1822. The details were revealed at the time of the exploration as the cake was wrapped in a tin-plated iron alloy tin.