Sorting in numbers using a predefined order.

I've seen this question posted, but without a solution beyond, send it to tech support for a suggestion. That being said, I'm reposting to see if anyone has come up with something.
Let's say I have this table:
Fruit
Name
Banana
Joe
Apple
Brittany
Orange
Scott
Banana
Ted
Apple
Molly
I want to PREDEFINE the sorting order:
Orange
Apple
Banana
Then I want to sort that way. Sorting by Categories IS NOT how I want this to happen.
Can this happen? How does this happen?

Mike,
Add a column, Hidden if you prefer, and in that new column enter letters or numbers to define the preferred sort order. When it comes time to sort, use that column. You may need a different sort order defining column for each list that you want to define an order for.
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