Sunmaid - Raisins Review

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lbeckley
Middletown, MD

Mom knew it was good for us. We thought it was candy.

health conscious, very happy with this product

Pros

delicious, healthy, goes with so many other foods

OCT

2007

    Remember when you were little and helping you mother or grandmother in the kitchen cook up some delicious taste treat? If it included raisins, it was probably Sunmaid. You know the one with the girl on the front with a big basket of grapes that would be turned in to a sweet natural treat. The trademark was inspired by Lorraine Collett Petersen. She lived in Fresno, California in 1917 and was discovered drying her dark curls in the backyard. Even though the package changed over the years Lorraine's picture is still Sunmaid's trademark. The product itself has been around since 1912 when the California Associated Raisin Co. proclaimed 6,000 California raisin growers.
    Mom didn't mind if we snitched a handful or two. She knew they were good for us even if we thought they were candy. This dried fruit is a great source of energy, natural sugars, potassium and fiber.
    Fresh raisins from Sunmaid. I can't think of a better snack or additive to a recipe. We used them in Waldorf Salad, Oatmeal raisin cookies, bread pudding and raisin bread with icing. I even remember having them in a sauce over top of a thick slice of hamsteak.
    I put them into oatmeal when my children were small. I would simmer the raisins in some water to plumb them before adding the oatmeal, a dash of salt and brown sugar.
When I think "raisins", I think Sunmaid. "Nature's Candy."