Prunes

After the consumer has been force-fed the change for two years, the word prunes—even the poetic alliteration pitted prunes—will disappear forever. ❋ William Safire (2004)

There is an older lady in the village that is famous for her white raspberries, and almost all the local farms have some sort of tree fruit—like cherries, pears, peaches, plums which we call prunes in France, or apples—that grow easily and without too much care in our part of the country. ❋ ROBERT ARBOR (2003)

In some markets I've seen them called prunes, and in others Italian plums, or prune plums, but they are the very small plums with the egg-like shape and the dusky purple skin. ❋ Bryanna Clark Grogan (2007)

They used to be known as prunes before they got a marketing team behind them, but by either name, adding them to your hot cereal may have huge advantages for your heart. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2009)

The prunes are the ready to eat type with no stones ❋ Crazy Cupcakes (2007)

I even like the word prune -- calling prunes "dried plums" is precise but pretentious. ❋ Brilynn (2007)

Prunes are still called prunes over here, no matter how they're packaged. ❋ Niki (2006)

They were called prunes, but the prunes you buy at the grocer's are quite different. ❋ Unknown (1891)

Dried plums (which used to be called prunes) have 5\% of your required daily intake of vitamin K and improve digestion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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A Mount Pearl woman, who reluctantly spoke out about how problems with breast fruit - more commonly known as prunes - can add a gram of fiber for each piece of fruit you Cancer Institute is looking for breast cancer patients to participate in the CLEOPATRA study, ❋ Unknown (2009)

They have taken to calling prunes "Dried Plums" - as if that somehow will fool us. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The vintage conditions also were difficult enough to produce a lot of wines with overt signs of overripeness - which not only produces undesirable aromatic and flavor combinations such as prunes, kirsch and boysenberry syrup, but also takes away from any expression of terroir and really muddies focus and precision on the palate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you want a vegan cookie without eggs that still holds together well, substitute flax meal (ground, milled flaxseed), powdered soy lecithin, soft silken tofu, GF soy yogurt, pureed fruit such as prunes mixed with two tablespoons of lecithin per cup, or Ener-G Foods "Egg Replacer". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dried fruits, such as prunes, which have a wrinkled skin should be soaked for a short time in cold water before they are washed. ❋ Girl Scouts Of The United States Of America (1918)

As the Ivy Club 'prunes' its membership list, Bryony Gordon wonders why people pay extra to join a bar to buy a drink. ❋ Unknown (2011)