A question I was pondering.....

[{sarah}]

Why are dried apricots & dried apples just that, but dried grapes get a special name??? I know that most of them are from sultana grapes which is where the name came from, but then shouldn't they be called dried sultanas? Same as dried cranberries are called craisins.... WHY?!

(Lack of sleep & getting up early for work do weird things to my mind!)

[Aussiegirl777]

....and isn't a dried Plum a prune?

[{sarah}]

Another one to ponder

[Lulu]

OK, I think Craisins is just a brand name for dried Cranberries.

What are raisins? Dried grapes, just not sultana grapes?

[{sarah}]

I think a raisin is from a red grape & sultana grapes are green one. I think!

Well I just checked & you are right LuLu, craisin is the trade name Ocean Spray gave them, but it seems to be a commonly used name as well.

[Indadhanu]

*shakes head*

[{sarah}]

Leash, you're not shaking your head at my weird ponderings are you Hey it was 5am, I had very little sleep & I was making my nuts /dried fruit snack for work

[Indadhanu]

LOL, maybe... hehehehe

[Je$$_84]

Thanks Sarah. Now i am pondering aswell..

[Phteven]

My wild guess is that its because we have been drying prunes and sultanas for longer so we have had time to think of a special name for them.