Guest guest Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 vegwriter writes; I always thought golden raisins were dried yellow-green grapes. I had no idea! Thanks for the info... _____ You're welcome! If you look at the raisins made from Thompson grapes, they are dark colored. BTW, I learned about sulfiring of grapes by talking to farmers. I saw that some grapes were labeled " organic " and others on the same table were not so labeled, so I asked whether this was just a labeling inconsistency? Best to all, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (381 characters) on 10 April 2005 at 13:33:37 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAAAxK1lCfQEAAPIBAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X2Lvb kNE/aXhvNEOcd59DHdgXfjRWtNrVrg1fvuLaeJhg== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 Denise writes: In a message dated 4/10/2005 3:41:49 A.M. Central Standard Time, rawfood writes: <<. There is no such thing as a " golden raisin. " These are merely raisins to which sulfur is applied as a preservative. >> Actually I think there is. The 'golden raisins' are the same grapes which are dried w/low oven heat which produces a lighter (golden) color than natural sunlight (which produces the dark color). And you're right...the sulfur dioxide is used to preserve the light color. I'm not sure, but I'd think you could get golden raisins if you dehydrated the seedless grapes? Don't know how long it'd take for them to darken?? Denise (newbie/lurker) _____ Thanks for your message Denise. I learned this from talking with farmers, they would have dark-colored raisins labeled " organic " and " golden raisins " not labeled organic side by side at the farmers market. When I asked, I was told that the golden raisins are treated with sulfur (sulfur dioxide, as you said) to preserve them, and that these could therefore not be labeled " organic. " I then verified with several other farmers over a period of time, all said the same thing. Having said all that, I admit that I have not researched the subject to the Nth degree. But since I learned of this, I have never found an exception, every " golden raisin " I have encountered has, in fact, been sulfured. Also, I have not distinguished, in my inquiries, between sun-dried and dehydrated raisins, I simply never eat any that are not sun-dried (and those only occasionally). So pretty sure, but not 100%, always open to new input! Thanks again, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1352 characters) on 11 April 2005 at 04:30:57 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAACB/VlCSAUAAOMCAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X2bzi T1futYgUWrkcLATW/qElmNG857QBsknBre700Z+g== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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