On 2014-04-27 1:52 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>>>
>>> Ok I prefer Sultanas to currants.
>>>
>>>
>> The trouble is currants (aka raisins de Corinthe) are not seedless. So
>> in the past, when I made xmas cakes, I substituted seedless raisins.
>> Graham
>
> I thought currants were made from dried currant berries and not grapes
> like raisins.
>

That is what I used to think, but I was researching it for some reason
and I learned that currants are actually a type grape, unlike black
currents and red currants.