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[Ginda Kaplan Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I had always imagined sugar plums to be a sugar coated (preserved with 
sugar) dried fruit - I suppose they must be sugar coated prunes.  Like 
candied ginger and candied orange peel, only sticky and sweet and 
pruney.

Ugh.

But my son would like them.

Have a cheery Saturnalia, and a prosperous Kwanzaa.

Ginda

On Sunday, December 22, 2002, at 01:25  AM, del stubbs wrote:

> It's once again the sugar plum fairies time of year, right?
> Got me thinking, are these a famously forgotten fabled fruit? or do  
> they perchance have a binomial nomenclature all their own? Google to 
> the rescue... found sites selling candy, candles, unmentionables, 
> and...alas, real California grown sugar plums  
> http://www.mountlassen.com/products/fruits/fruits-dtl-sgrplms.html    
> but they aren't saying what the little devils actually are, any clues?
> Wishing all of you sweet plums and an occasional dancing fairie this 
> holiday season, Del
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