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| '''Sultanas''' are a variety of sundried ], used in cooking especially in ] and ]. They are also used to make white ]. They are smaller than ]s and larger than ]s, and they can be eaten as-is or used in baking. For some recipes, they are soaked in a liquid (fruit juice, alcohol, or water), making them plump, tender and juicy. They are similar, though not identical, to the '''golden raisins''' sold in ], and the two can be substituted for each other in recipes without disadvantage. | '''Sultanas''' are a variety of green, seedless, Sultana sundried ], a grape of ancient (possibly Persian) lineage, often used in cooking especially in ] and ]. They are also used to make white ]. They are smaller than ]s and larger than ]s, and they can be eaten as-is or used in baking. For some recipes, they are soaked in a liquid (fruit juice, alcohol, stock, or water), making them plump, tender and juicy. They are similar, though not identical, to the '''golden raisins''' sold in ], and the two can be substituted for each other in recipes without disadvantage. White rasins are dried away from sunlight. | ||
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Sultanas are a variety of green, seedless, Sultana sundried grape, a grape of ancient (possibly Persian) lineage, often used in cooking especially in Australia and Britain. They are also used to make white wine. They are smaller than raisins and larger than currants, and they can be eaten as-is or used in baking. For some recipes, they are soaked in a liquid (fruit juice, alcohol, stock, or water), making them plump, tender and juicy. They are similar, though not identical, to the golden raisins sold in North America, and the two can be substituted for each other in recipes without disadvantage. White rasins are dried away from sunlight.
In 1865, when the steamboat Sultana exploded and sank, more lives were lost than the Titanic disaster.
The term Sultana is also used by non-Islamic Europeans as the title of the chief wife of a Sultan.
The Sultana was also the first ship from the Sultanate of Oman to visit the new world, arriving in New York in 1840 and bearing the personal greetings and the representative of Sultan Sayyid Said ibn Sultan to trade with the USA.
See also: Sultana bird
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