Friday's Unscientific Poll: Raisins

[nanila]

Poll #22519 Y RAISINS Y

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 70

This is generally how I feel about raisins in things:

I do not understand why you feel the need to put raisins in my muesli/scone/cookie/salad. They were acceptable without raisins. If I wanted raisins I would buy a box of raisins.
33 (48.5%)

Raisins make a wonderful addition to many foods. Yay, raisins!
35 (51.5%)

I have the following additions to make regarding my feelings about raisins:

Comments

I have OPINIONS

[ironed_orchid]

I enjoy sultanas and currents and other dried fruits, but raisins are nasty.

The only place they are remotely acceptable is in a dark fruit cake or a fruit hot cross bun, and in both examples, if there were a version with all the fruits except raisins, it would be superior.

Re: I have OPINIONS

[nanila]

I would like to try a hit cross bun with Other Dried Fruit one day.

Re: I have OPINIONS

[liseuse]

This (https://oliviapotts.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/something-to-prove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bun/) is my go-to hot cross bun recipe and it contains no raisins! Now, I like raisins, but I don't think they work in a hot cross bun because they don't have enough juicy resilience. This recipe calls for sultanas (or other dried fruit of your choosing) which I think is a much more sensible option.