Great Scott! Fruity find puts icing on Antarctic cake (From South Wales Argus)
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A century-old fruitcake has been discovered in Antarctica in “excellent condition” after being preserved in the continent’s sub-zero temperatures.
It was found in the Cape Adare and is believed to have belonged to British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, who is better known as Scott of the Antarctic.
The tin containing the discovery had rusted, but conservators found the cake still wrapped in paper and smelling edible.
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The cake is said to have links to Scott’s expedition in the 1910s as he was recorded as having been partial to those made by Huntley & Palmers.
Scott’s mission to the South Pole – named Terra Nova – may have ultimately been successful but the group was beaten to the milestone by a Norwegian group of explorers.
The entire party died on the way back from the Pole, with their bodies discovered some 13 months later.