[Sca-cooks] Roysonys of courance

[Daniel Myers]

On Feb 27, 2006, at 1:43 PM, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

>
> On Feb 27, 2006, at 1:08 PM, Sharon Gordon wrote:
>
>> A post on another list reminded me to ask about
>> Roysonys of courance.
>>
>> I've been told these are
>> 1) Currants, probably black ones
>> 2) Dried black and/or maybe red currants
>> 3) The tiny black currant grapes that look rather like currants
>> 4) Dried versions of the tiny black currant grapes that look  
>> rather like
>> currants
>>
>> How do you know what to use when?
>
> A raisin is a type of grape. Raisins of Corinth, dried currants,  
> and Zante currants, and variations on those names, probably refer  
> to #4 above. Most medieval recipes will refer to raisins of  
> courance when the little dried grapes are wanted, and raisins of  
> the sun, or great raisins (as opposed to small) when ordinary dried  
> raisins are what is intended.

I concurr.  Interestingly enough, I came across a site a while back  
that referred to the grapes that become "Zante Raisins" as being  
"Black Corinth Grapes".

- Doc


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