>> I was in my late teens before I found out that raisins are actually dried grapes <<
You are not alone. I once had to explain to an adult friend that pickles (generically) are made from cucumbers, not from some special pickle-vegetable.
Victoria Ayers:
September 19th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
My daughter, at about age five said to me, “I like raisins, but why don’t they fill them all the way up?” A question for the ages.
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Louise Hope:
September 8th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
>> I was in my late teens before I found out that raisins are actually dried grapes <<
You are not alone. I once had to explain to an adult friend that pickles (generically) are made from cucumbers, not from some special pickle-vegetable.
Victoria Ayers:
September 19th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
My daughter, at about age five said to me, “I like raisins, but why don’t they fill them all the way up?” A question for the ages.