On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 10:39:13 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-02-07 10:18 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 9:50:50 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> I'll occasionally eat fresh plums but never bought prunes.
> >>
> >> Also... what does the hot water (vs cold water) do?
> >
> > I dunno. I'm having some prunes and a glass of cold water even
> > as we speak. After a short time in my stomach, everything is 98.6 F
> > anyway.
>
> When I was a kid we often has stewed prunes for dessert. I always liked
> them. Maybe it's time to make some for myself.

Oddly enough, I like "raw" prunes bug not stewed prunes. Nor do I like
prune juice. Cooking seems to kill the tartness that I like in raw
prunes.

Cindy Hamilton