Cosmopolitan April 1935 Page 150

Golden Apples
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Prunes.. their relation to capons and cocktails. . by Capt. Achmed Abdullah 

Here, friends, is a very succinct statement (his very own, too, by the way) by the one and only Captain Achmed Abdullah-author, adventurer, EPICURE! 

"I have been all my life a stout and loyal ally of this elegant fruit. What is better as an accompaniment to an old-fashioned cocktail than a prune or two or three or half a dozen, that has first been soaked in water, then stuffed with pecan or walnut meat, then wrapped with a bit of bacon, then skewered with a toothpick and finally well heated in a pan-and how can a capon be improved except by cramming its innards full of blending of prunes, wild rice and pistachio nuts?

"I have never understood why prunes should suffer from an inferiority complex. I believe they should be psychoanalyzed." 

And that, mind you, comes straight from the Captain. We think it's pretty good copy, too. 

What we like most about it, perhaps, is the fact that his interest in prunes (this is about California prunes - pardon!) seems to be wholly gastronomical. He likes prunes. He eats them because he likes them. He doesn't say anything about eating them because they're good for him, although he unquestionably is aware of the fact that they are. He just plain likes prunes, that's all. Moreover, he describes (in his best style) a couple of corking good recipes that we think you'll like, too. 

Or perhaps you'll find an appealing idea or two in a booklet we'll gladly send you, free. Personally, we think our own recipes are pretty good, and there are more than a score to choose from in this handy little booklet. Just drop a postal card to the United Prune Growers of California, Dept. 4-C-5, 343 Sansome St., San Francisco, with your name and address. (We're sending one to the Captain. It doesn't exactly psychoanalyze prunes for him, but it should dispel any lingering impression he has that prunes are suffering from an inferiority complex!)