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There are two completely different fruits called Currants which have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

The first is the dried fruit that is basically a raisin; it's made from grapes (see Zante Currants.)

The second is the fresh red, white and black Currants that are in fact berries. Since they are about the same size as the raisins, the name Currant was applied to them starting around the mid 1500s. Thankfully, the same reasoning wasn't applied to rabbit turds.

Equivalents
The following applies to the dried fruit type of currants:
1 cup = 6 oz = 175g
2 3/4 cups = 1 pound = 450g
3 tablespoons = 1 oz = 30g

Language Notes
Currants (the raisin kind) traditionally came from Corinth, Greece which shipped small raisins (dried grapes) throughout Europe. The word "currant" is a corruption of "Corinth".

Also called:

See Also:

Red Currants, White Currants

Other entries for: Currants

Currants, Zante Currants

Other entries for:

Dried Fruit
Banana Leather, Dates, Dried Apples, Dried Banana, Dried Cranberries, Dried Pineapple, Figs, Prunes, Raisins, Tamarind

Other entries for:

Fruit
Bananas, Bletting, Candied Fruit, Citrus Fruit, Drupes, Hard Fruit, Olives, Rhubarb, Soft Fruit

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