Rich Fruit Cake There's a lot of ingredients but you basically just mix them all together! Makes 8" round cake or 7" square. (I have also used this recipe to make a 9" round cake with excellent results) 1 lb 5 oz currants 6 oz raisins 11 oz sultanas/golden raisins 6 oz candied citrus peel 5 oz candied cherries, washed and cut into 4 pieces 1 oz sliced almonds 1 oz almond meal/flour 1 1/2 teaspoons very strong coffee 2 level teaspoons spice mix (your own preference but I use cocoa,cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice and nutmeg) Pinch of salt Zest and juice 1 small lemon 10 oz soft dark brown sugar or molasses (I use 1/2 of each) 10 oz butter 12 oz self rising flour 3 fl oz dark rum 6 large eggs Extra 1 fl oz dark rum for brushing over cake Line cake pan sides and base with parchment paper and outside of pan sides and base with brown paper (using natural string to secure) Heat oven to 250F In large bowl add spices, coffee, almonds, salt, lemon zest, and juice to fruit. Mix well then add rum and leave to soak for at least 24 hours or up to 1 week. I stir it once per day. The aroma is wonderful! In a second bowl, beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Beat eggs one at a time and add to butter mix, adding some flour with each egg. Reserve a small amount of flour to coat fruit by stirring it through fruit mixture. Gradually add butter/egg mix to fruit mix and stir until well mixed. Scrape into cake pan making a very slight depression in the center. Cover lightly with circle of parchment paper with small hole cut in center. Bake in pre-heated 250F oven just above center, until an inserted skewer comes out clean, approx 3 hours. (My 9" cakes have taken up to 5 hours!!) When cooked leave in oven for a few minutes with the door open. Remove from oven, brush over 1 fl oz of rum over top of cake. Leave in pan until totally cold, or overnight in a cool room. Remove from pan, wrap completely in parchment paper, then in foil. Store for minimum 4 weeks to mature. I brush with a little extra rum or brandy every 6 weeks if I store the cake for many months. The cake for this Christmas is over one year old.

Crate & Barrel carries them but without the wooden seat. (The traditional navy stool is just the aluminum.) We have the Crate & Barrel ones and had cushions made for the seats. They are very lightweight so they're easy to pull in/out. But they also kind of feel like a tin can because of their weight.

Ballard Designs. They were back ordered, so we bought temporary ones at Target that we then gave to my parents when the permanent stools arrived. The Target stools were solid, wouldn't have minded using them long term. Ballard ones are very nice, too, and were not expensive. Also liked some from Crate and Barrel, and Sundance. Bar stool shop ping was awful, IMO. I didn't like the looks of 99% of what was out there, and many of the ones that looked good were uncomfortable. Didn't leave a lot options! But we love what we have:

Got mine from overstock.com just a few months ago. They came fully assembled. We are very pleased, especially for the price. (Even my 83 y/o 4'10" MIL is comfortable on this stool thanks to the footrest!) Here is a link that might be useful: Adjustable iron & wood barstools