Some prunes have a deep sweetness that tastes like brown sugar or molasses. These prunes can easily take the place of traditional sweeteners in desserts and other recipes. Prunes that are less sweet will have more of a honey taste, which is much milder and can be a little understated. Like most dried fruits, prunes tend to be incredibly sticky and also very soft to touch and to bite down on.
However, unlike some dried fruits, such as dried cranberries, which can sometimes be hard, prunes stay soft for a very long time. The great thing about prunes is that while the skin of fresh plums can tend to be bitter, the skin that is left on the plums when they are dried loses that bitter taste.
Sometimes their packaging lists the ingredients in English -- one jar I picked up read "Plum, sugar, lemon acid, salt, licorice root" -- but other times deciphering the contents can be a crapshoot Regardless of what's inside, no aroma will come billowing out when you open a container.
But each plum-pit-sized morsel does have a nice sparkle to it, owing to the sugar crystals sprinkled over the surface. Pop one in your mouth and let your tongue investigate. Be warned, however, that your salivary glands will start working overtime, providing a pool of spit that will serve as your only defense against the sour assault your mouth instinctively knows is on the way.
Soon the fruit's flesh will begin to dissolve, leaving only a few meaty bits clinging to the pit. Gnaw off the rest of the meat gingerly and you'll be left with the hard center, a great bit to suck on, perfect for extracting every last trace of flavor. I recommend you take this time to appreciate the function of your various tooth types, for it's not often you get to do so for the entire set.
Oh, and be aware that you won't look particularly attractive throughout this process. It would probably be sexier to watch someone chew tobacco and spit it into an empty Gatorade bottle, but who the hell do you need to impress? Even if you take it one wrinkly bite at a time, you may turn into a dried-plum addict too.
Prunes have become associated with achieving regularity in bowel movements, and in some cases, the have a reputation as a food frequently served to the elderly in convalescent or rest homes. In order to appeal to a younger market, the California Prune Board began to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to change the name of prunes to dried plums.
The name change became official in , so any products marketed with this name in the US are actually prunes with a new name. Plums of the Japanese type are usually eaten fresh, but if they are dried, they are dried plums, not prunes.
Some substances that are identified in the plant called Prunus domestica are famous antioxidants. This substances in dried plums neutralize some dangerous radicals and prevent our cells and their membranes from being damaged. When you feel tired, have a short breath or dizziness you might have a problem with anemia or lack of iron in your body. What helps in that situation is vitamin C that improves absorption of iron. Dried plums are high in vitamin C and are much better source of it than any supplement pill.
Driem plums are well-known laxative — so, if you ever had a problem of constipation, here is a super-natural effective cure! Usually, constipation happens when there is a lack of fibers in your diet. Prunes are fiber-rich and they contribute to feeding friendly bacteria in our intestines which protect disease-causing pathogenic bacteria.
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