Prunes
A prune is the dried fruit of the Prunus domestica or European Plum. In the USA it is increasingly known as the dried plum.
Plums may be one of the first fruits domesticated by humans. Three of the most abundant cultivars are only found around human settlements: Prunus domestica has been traced to East European and Caucasian mountains. Plum remains have been found in Neolithicage archaeological sites along with olives, grapes and figs
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Cherries
The cherry is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). The sour cherry Prunus cerasus is thought to have originated as a natural hybrid between Prunus avium and Prunus fruticosa in the Caucasus
Cherries have a very short growing season and can grow in most temperate latitudes. The peak season for cherries in southern Europe and North America is JuneThe English word cherry, French cerise and Spanish cereza come from the classical Greek (κέρασος) through the Latin cerasum
As well as a delicious snack, dried sour cherries are used in cooking including soups and pork dishes, cakes, tarts, and piesand also in liquers and drinks
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What’s the difference between Sultanas, Raisins and Currants?
- Raisins are dried white grapes usually of the variety ‘Muscatel’. The main producers are the USA, Turkey, Greece and Australia.
- Sultanas are small raisins. They are seedless, sweet, pale golden in colour and come mainly from Turkey.
- Currants are dried, black, seedless grapes originally produced in Greece. They were known as ‘raisins of the sun’.
source: Royal Botanic Gardens – Kew
