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LordJezo
03-05-2010, 05:37 AM
Grapes become raisins.

Plums become prunes.

Do any other foods get a name change when they are dried?
Dude!
03-05-2010, 05:45 AM
i would expect this thread
from SR71
not you
Furtherman
03-05-2010, 05:46 AM
A Dried Grape In The Sun just doesn't sound as good.
Serpico1103
03-05-2010, 05:48 AM
Grapes become raisins.

Plums become prunes.

Do any other fruits get a name change when they are dried?
What do they call you at the gym after you towel off?
FUNKMAN
03-05-2010, 05:51 AM
why not graisins? makes sense to me
booster11373
03-05-2010, 05:53 AM
Slow day at the gym?
Mitch&Murray
03-05-2010, 05:55 AM
Raisin is the French word for grape.
Raisin sec is dry grape.
Serpico1103
03-05-2010, 05:57 AM
He goes from cute dog pics to cannibal hordes to word roots with such grace.
Misteriosa
03-05-2010, 05:59 AM
He goes from cute dog pics to cannibal hordes to word roots with such grace.

methinks someone's spotter at the gym failed and a weight hit his head... :unsure:
Misteriosa
03-05-2010, 06:00 AM
i would expect this thread
from SR71
not you

even dude!
is
disappointed.
LordJezo
03-05-2010, 06:06 AM
What do they call you at the gym after you towel off?

Mexican/Chinese/Puerto Rican shower boy.

I usually just put hand soap and water on my towel do a quick scrub of my under carriage in the mirror. Toss on some powder, some deodorant, and be on my way.
Serpico1103
03-05-2010, 06:08 AM
You're one of those creepy naked guys at the sink in a gym? But with a clean sack.
Aggie
03-05-2010, 06:25 AM
why is a pickle not a pickled cucumber?
LordJezo
03-05-2010, 06:28 AM
You're one of those creepy naked guys at the sink in a gym? But with a clean sack.

I keep my underpants on.
Hottub
03-05-2010, 06:33 AM
Why are raisins not called dried grapes?
That name is reserved for spy's testes.
Hamey
03-05-2010, 09:08 AM
What ever they're called they suck. shitty dried fruit...
StanUpshaw
03-05-2010, 03:36 PM
If I could be serious for a moment...

Raisin and prune are both French words (meaning grape and plum, respectively). The reason they've stuck around in the English language is a matter of timing. The words entered the lexicon around the 14th century. At this time, they were only available as imported trade goods, meaning the only option was that they were dried; there was no need to differentiate between dried and fresh.

Later, when fresh varieties were available, the word "grape" was introduced, as it originally meant a bunch of fruits. 700 years ago, people were likely saying "grape of raisins."

Long story short, that's just the way it evolved.
disneyspy
03-05-2010, 03:40 PM
If I could be serious for a moment...

Raisin and prune are both French words (meaning grape and plum, respectively). The reason they've stuck around in the English language is a matter of timing. The words entered the lexicon around the 14th century. At this time, they were only available as imported trade goods, meaning the only option was that they were dried; there was no need to differentiate between dried and fresh.

Later, when fresh varieties were available, the word "grape" was introduced, as it originally meant a bunch of fruits. 700 years ago, people were likely saying "grape of raisins."

Long story short, that's just the way it evolved.

to quote micheal scott,"dont take revenge on me,nerd"
jennysmurf
03-05-2010, 04:10 PM
That name is reserved for spy's testes.

tee hee...:happy:
disneyspy
03-05-2010, 04:24 PM
tee hee...:happy:

please,dont feed the savages
OGC
03-05-2010, 04:43 PM
Grapes become raisins.

Plums become prunes.

Do any other foods get a name change when they are dried?

toast
StanUpshaw
03-05-2010, 05:25 PM
toast

Toast is definitely not just dried bread. When you toast bread, you're actually inducing a chemical reaction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillard_reaction), drastically changing the final product.
PapaBear
03-05-2010, 07:42 PM
Why isn't jerky called dried meat?
jennysmurf
03-05-2010, 07:52 PM
Why isn't jerky called dried meat?

Cause I don't think it's real meat.
StanUpshaw
03-05-2010, 07:58 PM
Why isn't jerky called dried meat?


It is, it's just a language or two removed.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jerky
hedges
03-05-2010, 11:24 PM
Why is fried pork fat called pork rind or cracklin'.
PapaBear
03-05-2010, 11:28 PM
Why is fried pork fat called pork rind or cracklin'.
I bet StanUpshaw could tell you! That guy has just a little bit too much info.

We should start throwing re-hydrating questions at him.
hedges
03-05-2010, 11:46 PM
I bet StanUpshaw could tell you! That guy has just a little bit too much info.

We should start throwing re-hydrating questions at him.

:laugh:
sailor
03-06-2010, 03:48 AM
Why isn't jerky called dried meat?

It is, it's just a language or two removed.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jerky

etymology face!
sailor
03-06-2010, 03:50 AM
Why is fried pork fat called pork rind or cracklin'.

because it's the skin or rind of the pig, not straight fat. and damned tasty.
StanUpshaw
03-06-2010, 04:03 AM
Why is fried pork fat called pork rind or cracklin'.

Pork rinds are fried skin, not just fat.

"Rind" is simple enough. It's just another name for "outer covering," like a melon rind or even earlier, the bark of a tree.

I can't find specific reference to "crackling," but my guess would be that it's due to sound made when either cooking it or eating it.
sailor
03-06-2010, 04:28 AM
because it's the skin or rind of the pig, not straight fat.

Pork rinds are fried skin, not just fat.

i refuse to be underdogged!
StanUpshaw
03-06-2010, 04:36 AM
You beat me, fair and square.
Contra
03-06-2010, 06:39 AM
You beat me, fair and square.

And he'll never let you forget it
hedges
03-06-2010, 06:56 AM
because it's the skin or rind of the pig, not straight fat. and damned tasty.

damned tasty is right!