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| '''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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Sultana can refer to:
- the Sultana grape
- the title Sultana
- one of multiple ships named Sultana
- the Sultana bird
The term Sultana is used for a few Muslim women rulers in history. Most famously, Razia Sultan/Sultana of India. It is also used by non-Muslim Europeans as the title of the chief wife of a Sultan.
Ships Bearing The Name
- In 1840, the Sultana was the first ship from the Sultanate of Oman to visit the new world, arriving in New York and bearing the personal greetings and the representative of Sultan Sayyid Said ibn Sultan to trade with the USA.
- In 1843, a ship named Sultana transported Irish immigrants from Liverpool, England to New York, NY.
- In 1865, when the steamboat Sultana exploded and sank, more lives were lost than the Titanic disaster.
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Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sultana.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: