Speaking of Organics...
I'm going to do a condensed product comparison today on organic raisins. I know that's somewhat random, but I always get cravings for raisins around "that time of the month" so if there is such a thing as a "raisin connoisseur", I think I might be one.
For those who don't have such a passion for these chewy morsels of sunripened sweetness, there is such a thing as a good raisin and a bad raisin. Generally, the best raisins are not sticky and sugary on the outside. Instead, the best raisins remain relatively dry with minimal stickiness on the outside, while the inside is plump and chewy.
So in my monthly search for raisins, I came across two brands of organic raisins that I thought I would try out: President's Choice Organics Jumbo Thomson Seedless Raisins ($5.99/425 g tin at Loblaws) and Earthbound Farms Organic Jumbo Thomson Seedless Raisins ($3.99/ 284 g tin at Dominion).
The first tin of raisins from PC were excellent. Everything that raisins should be: chewy, plump, and lovely natural sweetness. However, my second tin of raisins from PC were the opposite. They seemed to have been compressed to the bottom of the container, stuck together in a shapeless mass. And the sugars in the fruit seemed to have crystalized, the raisins no longer chewy but crunchy. It was a bit surprising to get inconsistent product from PC, since they are usually very good.
Earthbound Farm's raisins, on the other hand, were quite consistent from tin to tin. However, they did tend to be slightly more sticky to the touch and a bit less plump than the good sample of PC's raisins.
I'm hoping that my second tin of PC's raisins was an aberration -- a mistake never to be repeated again in the production process. While Earthbound Organics is an above average raisin, I actually quite prefer the texture and flavour of the good tin of the PC raisins. When you get a good batch of PC raisins, it really exhibits the perfection of "nature's candy".
For those who don't have such a passion for these chewy morsels of sunripened sweetness, there is such a thing as a good raisin and a bad raisin. Generally, the best raisins are not sticky and sugary on the outside. Instead, the best raisins remain relatively dry with minimal stickiness on the outside, while the inside is plump and chewy.
So in my monthly search for raisins, I came across two brands of organic raisins that I thought I would try out: President's Choice Organics Jumbo Thomson Seedless Raisins ($5.99/425 g tin at Loblaws) and Earthbound Farms Organic Jumbo Thomson Seedless Raisins ($3.99/ 284 g tin at Dominion).
The first tin of raisins from PC were excellent. Everything that raisins should be: chewy, plump, and lovely natural sweetness. However, my second tin of raisins from PC were the opposite. They seemed to have been compressed to the bottom of the container, stuck together in a shapeless mass. And the sugars in the fruit seemed to have crystalized, the raisins no longer chewy but crunchy. It was a bit surprising to get inconsistent product from PC, since they are usually very good.
Earthbound Farm's raisins, on the other hand, were quite consistent from tin to tin. However, they did tend to be slightly more sticky to the touch and a bit less plump than the good sample of PC's raisins.
I'm hoping that my second tin of PC's raisins was an aberration -- a mistake never to be repeated again in the production process. While Earthbound Organics is an above average raisin, I actually quite prefer the texture and flavour of the good tin of the PC raisins. When you get a good batch of PC raisins, it really exhibits the perfection of "nature's candy".
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