Prunes Get Such a Bad Rep
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (172445)
Boise, Idaho
January 22, 2025 8:39pm CST
When I was in high school and in cooking clas I recall my second choice of a recipe to be down in the class.(I had done glorified rice for my first). I choice a brownie recipe. Who doesn't like brownies, right? But mine had a secret ingredient. Few of the kids would try my cooked brownies when they heard they had prunes in them. Not a lot but enough. The chopped prunes made the flavor of the brownies richer.
This left more for me.
Prunes half iron in them and are a good source of fiber. I eat 2-3 every few days and never have an issue. Poor prunes. They get such a bad rep.
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan
I am always looking for ways to sneak them in.
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jan
That's weird. I see them all the time online.
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@DaddyEvil (144571)
• United States
23 Jan
I love plums but don't eat prunes. I bet the brownies were interesting.
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jan
Both are good. The brownies were tasty.
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan
@DaddyEvil ...... .I used to feel that way too.
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@Fleura (31371)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan
When I was growing up prunes were always sort of sn*ggered at because they were considered a remedy for constipation. Nevertheless when a 'health food' shop opened in our local town my friend and I used to go there after school while we waited for the bus, we would often argue about prunes vs. apricots (at that time I favoured apricots). Nowadays I prefer prunes, in fact I absolutely love them! It's almost an addiction; I have been known to eat a whole packet. And I think they do have something reminiscent of chocolate about them. Must try that brownie idea, do you have a recipe?
*Believe it or not I'm not allowed to use this word meaning 'to laugh in a scornful way'
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan
@Fleura .......let me know what you think.
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@celticeagle (172445)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Jan
How interesting. I like both apricots and prune. I don't have the recipe but just chop a few and put them in the batter.
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@BarBaraPrz (49092)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
23 Jan
I like prunes, too... always start my day with them. Smart to put them in your brownies (as you said, more for you). At least you didn't put Exlax icing on them. 

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@Tampa_girl7 (52185)
• United States
23 Jan
I like them. I bet your brownies were good.
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