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  • From: "Dr. Chiranjit Parmar" <parmarch@sancharnet.in>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Cc: Jules Janick <janick@purdue.edu>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] prune definition
  • Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:52:09 +0530

I think the most acceptable definition of prune is the plums that can be dried.  So the term prune relates more to the raw material than the finished products.
 
So far as I know, the TSS content of fruit should not be less than 22 per cent to be able to sun dried properly.  I think for attaining so high TSS, one requires mild, long and dry summer.
 
We do not have prunes in India.  I have seen these only in Europe or US.
 
I think it will be better to seek the opinion of Prof.  Dr. Jules Janick on this.  So I am sending him a copy with the request to through some light ion this subject.
 
Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Author - CD on 51 Himalayan Wild Growing Fruits Nuts & Edible plants
Editor - www.fruitipedia.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Haigh
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:59 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] prune definition

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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