eight_col_fruit-cake598a4de2408c68.28255362-785x.jpg Fruit cake found at Cape Adare thought to be from Scott's Northern Party (1911). Photo: Antarctic Heritage Trust via RNZA well-preserved fruitcake which sat in a hut in Antarctica for over a century will go on display at Canterbury Museum from today, before it is sent back permanently to the frozen continent. The cake is believed to have been brought to Antarctica in 1911 by Scott's team, and in order to preserve it, the cake it will remain safely shut inside its tin. Also on display will be a long forgotten watercolour of a Treecreeper bird, painted by Dr Edward Wilson, who died alongside Scott in Antarctica in 1912. Under the government permit the items must be returned to the huts in Antarctica, so this will be the only chance for the public to see these items.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 19, 2019 01:18 UTC