SC - Dried Currants

[Decker, Terry D.]

> M'lord Ras,  I am a little confused here because I thought currants _were_
> 
> dried.  How can one have dried currants then? :-) 
> 
> I wonder if the currants we use in recipes in Britain also Zante raisins?
> 
> Also, where do sultanas fit into all of this?
> 
> Elysant
> 
Currants which are Zante raisins are always dried.  Currants which are the
fruit of genus Ribes may be fresh or dried.  Cultivation of Ribes is limited
because they serve as a host for white-pine blister rust (Cronartium
ribicola).  Sultanas are a small yellow seedless raisin originating in Asia
Minor.

Bear
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