FRUITCAKE MAKES GREAT SURVIVAL GRUB

FRUITCAKE MAKES GREAT SURVIVAL GRUB

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Wireless Flash) -- Here's a good reason not to throw away Aunt Martha's leaden holiday fruitcake: it could save your butt in the event of an emergency. That's according to the self-proclaimed "Grandfather of the Survivalist Movement," Ted Wright, who claims fruitcake is great survival grub since it's chock full of nutrients and stays fresh a long time. Now the 76-year-old Wright is recommending folks stock up on fruitcakes and those holiday ham and cheese packages just in case there's a Y2K food shortage. Although beef sticks and cheese logs seem like cheesy gifts, Wright claims the shrink-wrapped festive foods will stay fresh for several months and taste better than most freeze-dried survival grub.