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  • From: John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] prune definition
  • Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:59:53 -0700 (PDT)

Alan,

I can remember first being surprised at the usage of an undried plum being called a prune.  Prunes have always been dried plums here.  It is certainly not usage in western PA that I have ever run across.  I think this may stem from the fact that prunes sold here identified as prunes are always the dried variety. Also, the juice product identified as prune juice as sold has always been from the reconstituted dried fruit.

John


--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Alan Haigh <alandhaigh@gmail.com>
Subject: [NAFEX] prune definition
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:29 PM

I find the fact that several dictionaries include a definition of prunes as plums that can be dried surprising.  My understanding of the definition of prunes as exclusively plums that have been dried does not come simply from local usage but from extensive reading of literature related to commercial fruit growing where I have no memory of encountering this usage.  I have not encountered this usage in any of the many catalogues of commercial and home orchard nurseries that I frequently read.  How about other members?  I don't quite trust my memory on this. I'm much more interested in the usage and understanding of people who are knowledgeable about fruit than the general population.  Dictionaries, of course, are not.
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