Easter Rye Bread with Fruit

The first time I had this bread was the first time I tasted a sweet rye bread. But it is traditional in Scandinavia, where they bake a wide repertoire of breads with rye flour, especially for holidays and celebrations. Cardamom seeds, in their papery pods, look like miniature Christmas tree ornaments. To use whole cardamom in baking, crumble the pod, set the seeds on a piece of waxed paper, and fold over the waxed paper to encase the seeds. Then crush them with a rolling pin. Or use a morta