they are dried plums...
A prune is a plum which has been dried. Plums grow on trees and can be purple, red or yellow. They have a somewhat flattened pip, which contains a nut which resembles an almond.
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Prunes are dried plums.
No, they are not the same thing. Raisins are dried grapes. Prunes are dried plums.
raisens dried grapes
Grapes and plums
dates dried cranberries dried plums (I know these are prunes. Now they are being marked as "dried plums" and it says this right on the package. I guess the manufacturers feel that the name prune has a bad image.)
You don't. Dried plums are called prunes. Dates are an entirely different fruit.
dono
Yes, they are the same thing, but treated differently. A plum is a purple fruit that grows on trees. Prunes are dried plums, the same thing with most of the moisture removed, though they are not really dry.