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The '''sultana''', in [[period]], was a semi-dried [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[grape]]; today it is simply a raisin which has been treated to resemble the old sultana. Its name comes from the feminine form of the Turkish title "[[sultan]]", since a sultan's wives were supposed to be the chief consumers of the grapes. |
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A horrid little semi-dried [[grape]]. |
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Another one of the 'If you put this in meals, it makes it [[medjeeval]]' type [[fruit]]s. |
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''Sultana'' is also the word used for the wife of a [[Sultan]]. |
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