You can find 'almost eaten' fruit cake 100 years ago in Antarctica

AntarcticCape Adare"Fruit cake" which is seen as one more than 100 years ago was found among the oldest buildings in Antarctica located in It was discovered that charitable organizations that support adventurers in Antarctica "Antarctic Heritage Trust"The preservation state of the cake is very good, and he says," It looks like it can be eaten from looks and odor. "

100 year old fruit cake found in Antarctica's Oldest Building - Antarctic Heritage
https://www.nzaht.org/pages/100-year-old-fruit-cake-found-in-antarcticas-oldest-building

Antarctica Fruitcake Is Over 100 Years Old, and 'Almost' Edible - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/world/europe/fruitcake-antarctica-scott.html

On the Cape Addea in Antarctica, an expedition unit led by Robert Falcon Scott, a British explorer, went from 1910 to 1913Terranova expeditionThere is Antarctic Heritage Trust, the oldest hut in Antarctica, used in the project, but it was said that Antarctic Heritage Trust was carrying out maintenance work of this building in two weeks. From the inside we found foods such as exploration goods and meat · fish 106 years ago, but it was said that both were badly deteriorated.

A fruit cake that was well preserved is a sweet maker in the UKHuntley & amp; PalmersThose of manufacturing, seems to have been left went into the box of rusty tin.


The wrapping paper and tinplate were severely deteriorated, but the cake inside was preserved in a beautiful state so to the extent that it is said to be "eaten from looks and odor." Lizzie Meek, manager of the conservation program, said, "I was very surprised that a completely preserved fruit cake was found out of the aging tinplate box.In the Antarctic, the fruit cake is ideal high energy It is the food of the city and it is liked by explorers even in present age. "


According to the provisions of the Antarctic Special Protection Area (ASPA), artifacts including fruit cakes discovered this time will be returned to their original location after completing all the conservation work of the Cape Addea ruins. The Scott team, which is seen as the owner of the fruit cake, is known for being hit by severe weather on the way back after the South pole has arrived, and it is known that it was annihilated by frostbite, starvation, etc. However, this fruit cake If I had it, the result might have changed.