Miss Melba’s Olde Timey Fruitcake

03/30/2026

Wishing you a peaceful and blessed Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday reminds us that even in a world full of uncertainty,

Jesus still comes to meet us with peace, humility, and purpose.

As He entered Jerusalem, people celebrated without fully understanding what was ahead, but God’s plan was already unfolding.

That’s where our hope lies. Even when we can’t see the full picture, we can trust that God is working through every moment, bringing redemption, restoration, and new life in ways greater than we expect.

03/27/2026

03/25/2026

Proud to have my fruitcakes Certified South Carolina and so excited to be at the Certified SC market show tomorrow!

02/21/2026

Stumbled upon my vintage website on internet archives and overjoyed to learn that he felt my fruitcake increased his lifespan. I’ve had the world’s finest customers🥰💚❤️

01/10/2026

Thinking of my momma today. She went to Heaven 5 years ago and only sang a few songs but this is one she loved to sing from her childhood and her 1st great grandchild begged of her as a little tyke in her lap! So many interesting histories to our music and their songwriters! So here’s one for all the mothers in Heaven that were our sunshine!

01/08/2026

Miss Melba celebrates the local hero who showed up to help one of her best friend's husbands. 🥰&🙏 across the pond for continued healing. Thank God for sending this 16-year-old “guardian angel”!

This family are dear friends, fellow small business owners, and loyal Miss Melba’s customers, and we are grateful for every connection that reaches across the Atlantic!

01/07/2026

Miss Melba’s Olde Timey Fruitcake wishes a Merry Christmas to the millions of Christians across Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Africa who are celebrating today.

May the Prince of Peace be with you throughout the year and held close in every heart.

We invite you to join in holding the world — and those entrusted with leadership — in your thoughts and prayers.

01/06/2026

Definitely my type of party❣️

The twelfth day of Christmas was known as Twelfth Night. It marked the night before the feast of the Epiphany, the coming of the wise men to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Twelfth Night might have signalled the end of Christmas, but people celebrated it with great feasts, games and plays. At the Tudor court, there were masques (a kind of play) and huge banquets. In 1532, a temporary kitchen was set up in the grounds of Greenwich Palace, to help make the 200 dishes which were served up to the guests!

Included in the feasts was a Twelfth Night cake. It was a huge fruit cake, tasting a bit like a giant brioche, and was baked with a coin or dried bean hidden in the mixture on each half of the cake. Men and women took slices from opposite sides of the cake, and whoever found the bean or coin in their piece became the king or queen of the bean. It was their job to host the evening's entertainment, of singing, dancing and games.

01/06/2026

Today is the Day of Epiphany.
And Miss Melba adds her gift of fruitcake—
pa-rum pum pum pum.

Given with joy,
like the gifts brought long ago. 🎁✨

01/04/2026