Edible' 100-year-old cake from Scott expedition found in the Antarctic.
A100-year-old
fruitcake believed to be from the Scott expedition has been found in a nearly
"edible" state in the Antarctic.
The
cake, wrapped in paper and stored inside a rusted tin, was found in the
Antarctic's oldest building, a hut on Cape Adare.
It is believed to have been brought to the
Antarctic by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, during his Terra Nova
expedition between 1910 and 1913.
The
brand of the cake, Huntley & Palmers, was known to be a favourite of Scott,
who successfully led his team to the South Pole in 1912 from the base
hut.
It was found during a two-year
conservation project by the Antarctic Heritage Trust, who said it "looked and
smelt (almost)
edible".
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