Prunes Get Such a Bad Rep / myLot

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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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (351224)

• Rockingham, Australia

23 Jan

They certainly do get a bad rap. I don't really like them.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Jan

Can't like them all.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (63864)

• Centralia, Washington

23 Jan

That's a good story. I like to put secrets into food, too. I finished my tasty avocado date chocolate pudding today.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Jan

I am always looking for ways to sneak them in.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (143533)

• Roseburg, Oregon

23 Jan

I love prunes but do not see them in the stores very often. I do buy them when I see them.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Jan

That's weird. I see them all the time online.

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@DaddyEvil (146050)

• United States

23 Jan

I love plums but don't eat prunes. I bet the brownies were interesting.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Jan

Both are good. The brownies were tasty.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Jan

@DaddyEvil ...... .I used to feel that way too.

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@DaddyEvil (146050)

• United States

25 Jan

@celticeagle I love raisins but don't want the uhm... problem that eating prunes might give me.

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Fleur

@Fleura (31485)

• 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

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Jan

@Fleura .......let me know what you think.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• 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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Fleur

@Fleura (31485)

• United Kingdom

25 Jan

@celticeagle I will try next time.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (15999)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

25 Jan

i don't like them so, yeah

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Jan

Can't like everything.

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Greenery8

@grenery8 (15999)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

27 Jan

@celticeagle that's true

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Jan

@grenery8 .......yes.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (49354)

• 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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celticeagle

@celticeagle (173373)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Jan

Good for you. I usually end my day with them.