Hey Louise,
I've interchanged the raisins w/o a problem.
How did those treats go over?

Happy Thanksgiving
Lucy

I only use golden raisins (I'm told I'm a raisin snob), I like the taste much better. So I use them in all my recipes and they have all turned out fine.

My oatmeal golden raisin cookies are actually quite popular! People who don't like oatmeal raisin cookies will eat mine.

Happy Thanksgiving

I've sub'ed goldens [and reds] in my soda bread and like momj47, I like 'em better!

The cat likes the black ones the best but that's only because he thinks they're bugs.

They're called 'sultanas' in my part of the world. Heaps of recipes at the sites below.

http://fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=sultana

Here is a link that might be useful: sultana recipes

I grew up with only golden raisins. For a long time, I subbed regular raisins in all my recipes. But now, I can find golden raisins in almost all grocery stores, and I again use golden raisins.

I like their flavor better.

But, I also keep regular ones at my house, as my husband prefers them, like on his cereal.

Moni

lucyny: Shipped them out, and haven't heard yet. Many thanks to one and all for suggestions.

I grew up on 2,000 acres of grapes in CA. They all went to SunMaid's raisin plant in Selma. Raisins can be confusing. Virtually all of CA's raisins are from Thompson Seedless grapes...including golden & the dark raisins. The color depends on the drying process. The original sultanas came from the Middle East but, in America, all of our raisins are Thompson Seedless...unless you're buying imported.

/tricia

Has anyone ever tried the golden raisin and gin arthritis cure? You soak golden raisins in gin until all of the gin evaporates, then eat seven or nine raisins a day. I don't remember the exact number. I've been meaning to try it, but I can't remember to buy the raisins. I have plenty of gin.

Carrie...can I just drink the gin and add more to the raisins? I hate to let all the good stuff evaporate.... Might be a good cure for my achy knees.

Nancy

Yepster, you can even soak those goldies in vodka, for arthritis.

Have a friend who believes in that!

hic hic! :o)

Scotch is good too....with or without the raisins!
Alcohol is a very powerful pain killer...

I make a raisin pie that is a combination of golden and dark. My Mom use to make it at Thanksgiving. It is an old one that goes back to the 1940's and one of my favorites.
Clare