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11. Raisins and currants are dried grapes, as are sultanas

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:18 PM

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Perhaps you're think that you can shorten "blackcurrant" or "redcurrant" to just "currant" - but you can't. Blackcurrants and Redcurrants are indeed separate species. But currants (as in "currant buns", or dried fruit mix, or mincemeat, or Christmas pudding) are dried grapes.

Etymology:

https://tredynasdays.co.uk/2014/12/raisins-sultanas-currants-etymological-notes/
http://financial.gwpapers.org/?q=food-and-beverage/currants
https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/viewpost.php?post=320086

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NO, NO, NO, AI overview, currants are NOT grapes! I was thinking about [View all] niyad 15 hrs ago OP

Currants are in the genus Ribes PufPuf23 15 hrs ago #2

I've never found an AI overview yet that is accurate. n/t Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #3

I figured out how to turn it off. Ms. Toad 4 hrs ago #7

by Mark Terlensky ? The author of "Cod" ? eppur_se_muova 3 hrs ago #8

Yes. niyad 2 hrs ago #10

Great book nt mr715 3 hrs ago #9

Raisins and currants are dried grapes, as are sultanas muriel_volestrangler 2 hrs ago #11