Raisins, how to

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use for an apple pie:

Soak the raisins about 2 hours in some rum or calvados for a delicious taste (the alcohol will disappear while baking).

Use for a pie:

Also soaking in rum or calvados is delicious. Soak in warm water or some lemon juice overnight. To prevent the raisins to sink to the bottom of the pie: dry after soaking and flour with little flour. Fold into the dough carefully.

to keep:

Keep raisins chilly, airtight and dark to prevent drying.

First published: April 12, 2003, Netherlands