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English term or phrase:

raisins plump

English answer:

succulent raisins

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2020-03-22 22:00:34 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 26, 2020 06:31
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English term

raisins plump

English Other Food & Drink whisky description
Description of whisky:

Nose: Baked apples with cinnamon and raisins start, with the raisins plump, the cinnamon sweet and the apples slightly unripe, balancing the sweetness.


I know "plump" as an adjective (fully, round), but in this sentence it looks like some sort of expression?
Responses
4 +10 succulent raisins that haven't gone old and hard [see below]
2 -2 Using flavored liquids to 'plump' the raisins with, like orange or pineapple juice, Brandy, etc.
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Discussion

Tony M Jan 28, 2020:
@ British Diana The 'start' is in essence what i believe is usually called the 'attaque' in FR, opposing the 'final' = 'finish'

Responses

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1 hr
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succulent raisins that haven't gone old and hard [see below]

While it is common to soak dried fruits in liquid to plump them up, that's not quite the full story of what's happening here in this text.

This is simply a description of the "nose" (i.e. scent) of the whisky, which seems to evoke the smells of a pleasant baked apple, in which the "raisins [are] plump", the "cinnamon [is] sweet" etc.

The "plump" here is just included to make the raisins sound rather more appealing than dry and hard - they're juicy and succulent because they've been soaking in the juice of the apple (NB not the whisky!) while it's being baked, rather than specifically because of the culinary process described by the other answerer.

Example sentence:

Those once-plump raisins and bright dried cranberries are now even more dry, shriveled, and maybe even hard.

Reference:

https://www.thekitchn.com/the-best-way-to-soften-dried-fruit-83724

Note from asker:
This is what I needed, thank you
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : Yes, the 'raisins are plump' — it's just a word order inversion after 'are...'
42 mins
Exactly - thank you!
agree Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
Thanks, Yvonne!
agree Mark Nathan
5 hrs
Thank you!
agree magdadh : what Tony M said
8 hrs
Thank you!
agree acetran
8 hrs
Thank you!
agree B D Finch : Well explained. This got me all nostalgic for baked bramley apples, though I used to bake them with currants and sultanas, rather than raisins.
9 hrs
It's a mouthwatering image, isn't it?
agree Christine Andersen : One of my favourite puddings... We have a dozen apple trees of different sorts, and you can use dried apricots, mincemeat, lots of things for variety, but the classic is sultanas and raisins. Sage stuffing and a strip of bacon round the apple is good too
1 day 1 hr
Oh that sounds lovely - we had apple trees growing up and the supermarket ones aren't a patch on home-grown!
agree Katya Kesten
1 day 4 hrs
Thank you!
agree British Diana : Who can explain what "start" means in the sentence?
1 day 6 hrs
Good question - possibly that's the flavour that can be sensed first? (just guessing, though!)
agree Sheila Wilson : Freshly dried raisins that still have lots of flavour/smell
3 days 2 hrs
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6 mins

Using flavored liquids to 'plump' the raisins with, like orange or pineapple juice, Brandy, etc.

Using flavored liquids to 'plump' the raisins with, like orange or pineapple juice, Brandy or other spirits, but even just water will make them sweeter. Soak the raisins in enough hot liquid to cover them for about 10-15 minutes, (or until plump) then drain and serve once cool.

https://www.thedailymeal.com/how-plump-raisins?amp
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : Not here: you seem to be msitaking it for the verb 'to plum the raisins'; this cearly would not apply when discussing the 'nose' of a whisky; were it relevant, it would be "the raisins are plumped".
1 hr
neutral Christine Andersen : I think you are on the right track - the raisins do ´plump up´ as the apples bake. But not from added liquid here.
1 day 2 hrs
disagree Sheila Wilson : This is a whisky tasting. There aren't any raisins, plumped up or not - just a hint of the smell
3 days 3 hrs
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