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🎄Merrymoo🎄 Dec 2020 7:44am, 18 Dec 2020 10,685 posts	Quote Pin 🎄Merrymoo🎄 I love prunes- always have a pouch from Lidl (other brands available) in the cupboard. The grandkids love them too
LindsD Dec 2020 7:47am, 18 Dec 2020 43,479 posts	Quote Pin LindsD We had an open fire and a Calor gas heater.
All I want for Christmas is Woo Dec 2020 8:59am, 18 Dec 2020 12,972 posts	Quote Pin All I want for Christmas is Woo My Mum buys prunes all the time. I don't like them.
Velocirappingpaper Dec 2020 9:15am, 18 Dec 2020 50,470 posts	Quote Pin Velocirappingpaper I tried to be sneaky about setting paper alight in the gas fire, but in a non-smoking household you couldn't hide the smell. I probably wasn't very careful about cleaning up the flecks of ash either.
Alice the Camel Dec 2020 9:49am, 18 Dec 2020 5,987 posts	Quote Pin Alice the Camel My prune habit has stayed with me, always have a couple on top when I have cereal for breakfast I can remember setting light to a rug by poking paper into the gas fire. Or more correctly, I can remember my mother’s reaction...
AdrianB1066 Dec 2020 11:48am, 18 Dec 2020 5,861 posts	Quote Pin AdrianB1066 Prunes added to shopping list. I used to love sitting by our gas fire in the winter - a nice sort of drowsy/poisoning.
Diogenes Dec 2020 11:50am, 18 Dec 2020 55,862 posts	Quote Pin Diogenes I’ve definitely not had a prune since childhood, I’m not sure I ever had more than one then.
Bazoaxe Dec 2020 1:00pm, 18 Dec 2020 18,356 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe I have never knowingly eaten a prune. We buy two tins each week for my 87 yo miL who swears by them to keep her regular !!!
Hills of Death (HOD) Dec 2020 1:25pm, 18 Dec 2020 35,279 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Prunes make you poop apparently
jabberknitmas Dec 2020 1:35pm, 18 Dec 2020 3,769 posts	Quote Pin jabberknitmas Prunes are OK, but only in moderation due to my dodgy digestive system. French Armagnac-soaked prunes in far breton, Britanny's version of custard tart, are delish.