Can Thompson Seedless Raisins be substituted for Muscats in a rhubarb marmalade recipe?
A. No, using regular seedless raisins as a substitute in this recipe just will not work. Muscats raisins have seeds which are removed mechanically. This opens the skin and, when they are cooked in the rhubarb sauce, they break down and become part of the marmalade. The Thompson Seedless Raisins do not develop seeds and are not treated the same way. They will just plump up when cooked and the effect on the texture and flavor is not at all the same.
