Add to ORKGPrune growers of Oregon are faced with the prospect of large crops and surpluses for the next few years. These surpluses will probab:Ly be felt in both fresh and dried prunes. This thesis presents the results of an investigation to find. new markets and new products which will be of value in util-izing these surpluses,. The following products have been in-vestigated and, are included in this report. Ceimed. prepared dried prunes. A. prolonged study was made of the effect of prepared Italian prunes on various types of cans. It was found that plain charcoal cans were entirely satisfactory over a period of l. mOnthst storage. Single enameled cans should not be used as '1ey swell in less than eight m.onths ' storage. Methods of prepar...