Plumcot (1903)

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Saturday, August 30, 2003, at 07:24 PM, Anne Gilbert wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought prunes *were* dried plums.

well, yes they are.  but there's a particular variety of plum that's
usually
used for prune-making, and those plums are called "prune plums", or
just "prunes" for short.  they're small, elongated rather than round,
and
intense in flavor.  i think they're especially wonderful, but
supermarkets
tend not to feature them, since they're not big and juicy and
extra-sweet.

arnold (zwicky at csli.stanford.edu)