SC - Sabia's Feast

[Sabia]

At 9:09 AM +1000 5/1/98, Robyn Probert wrote:
>At 10:32 AM 30/04/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>So... if currants in period recipes are the little grape raisins, were *real*
>>currants (red or black) used in period?  and if so how were they refered to?
>>-brid
>
>In many period recipies (esp 14th and 15th century) they are referred to as
>"raysons of coraunce" (spelling varies) - ie "raisins of currants" as
>distinct from raisins of grapes.

I think you have it backwards. "Raysons of coraunce" means "raisins of
Corinth" means "dried zante grapes." My guess is that our "currants" got
called that because they were vaguely similar to raisins of Corinth, i.e.
little grapes.

David/Cariadoc
http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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