Have you ever said that someone was as wrinkled as a prune? Teased someone about buying prune juice? We have all heard lots of prune jokes, and usually everyone laughs at them. But did you know how ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Fruit Formerly Known as Prunes has fallen on hard times. Despite a $10 million marketing campaign to kick off a trendy new name -- "dried plums" -- the wrinkled fruit is suffering ...

Plums can be surprising. Will the one you sink your teeth into be tart or sweet? There are no guarantees, but there are a few hints. Clockwise from top left: Purple plums, cherry plums, red plums, ...

Who knew that the lowly prune, er, make that dried plum, might be the solution nervous hamburger fans are looking for? Turns out that one tablespoon of pureed prunes added to a pound of beef kills ...

W A S H I N G T O N, Feb. 1 -- Prunes by any other name would taste the same. But they might sell better. Plum growers have won permission from the government to startcalling prunes "dried plums," and ...

Wrinkles can be cool – if you’re a prune. Many of us have had a long love affair with crinkly prunes, even if they aren’t considered the coolest fruit in the bunch. But that’s changing. Interest in ...

Note: When Michelle Huneven started thinking about recipes to serve at a fund-raising dinner that she was to cook for her church, a friend suggested this traditional French country dish. It can be ...