humiliation
thomas found a link to a post about raisins. he knew i would completely agree with it when it discusses the problem with raisins and how, in this case, they ruin oatmeal cookies.
personally, raisins only need to be in raisin bran. that's it.
which brings me to my point about fruit. i know i am not a fruit person. i like choices, and when presented with a choice, i normally don't choose fruit.
it isn't that i don't like fruit. it's that i only like it under certain conditions. unless it is wrinkled, fuzzy or slimy. then it is off my list. like peaches or raisins. i shudder. or, if raisins are in the bran. that is ok. but who wants to eat a grape that lost its plump juicy funness.
who thought to turn a grape that was fat and happy into something that is no longer at its full potential? who thought to put those nasty slimy little wrinkled things in cookies or muffins? the only reason they are good in raisin bran is because they plump up in milk...

Yes, I concur, raisins ruin oatmeal cookies the same way strawberries ruin milk chocolate and vintage champagne.
Bisous,
Ms. Glaze