南极洲发现一块有百年历史的水果蛋糕
A 100-year-old fruitcake believed to be from the Scott expedition has been found in a nearly "edible" state in the Antarctic.
南极洲上发现了一块几乎“还能食用”的100年以前的水果蛋糕，据信这是斯科特探险队留下的。
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 favorite 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".
"With just two weeks to go on the conservation of the Cape Adare artefacts, finding such a perfectly preserved fruitcake in amongst the last handful of unidentified and severely corroded tins was quite a surprise," Lizzie Meek, the programme manager for artefacts at the Trust, said.
"It's an ideal high-energy food for Antarctic conditions, and is still a favorite item on modern trips to the Ice."
The cake has been returned to the hut, along with other restored artefacts.