Carlsbad plums are large prunes that are sold at Christmas. Use dried prunes in sweet or savoury liquid dishes such as cock-a-leekie, tagines, stews and compôtes. Slow-cook them with rabbit ...
But what exactly is a prune? In a nutshell, a prune is a dried plum — but not all plum varieties can be dried into prunes. Most likely, the prune you are snacking on hails from California.