That would be a small grape called the Zante currant, which originated in the ancient Greek city of Corinth. For hundreds of years it was considered Greeces most treasured export. But its only ...

A recent H-T food item by the registered dieticians at Bloomington Hospital began with the following sentence: “A currant is a small dried fruit made from Turkish or Greek seedless red grapes.” Pretty ...

According to Wikipedia, the word scone may come from the Middle Dutch word for “fine white bread.” Given all the dense, dry, indigestible scones I’ve tasted in this country, the word scone might as ...

What about the “Zante” currants? How did we all get bamboozled into thinking they were the real thing? No fault of ours — Quinn has cleared up that misconception, “The real story is when the Greeks ...

Like Wall Street bankers and Chinese Internet censors, currants have an image problem. Are they berries? Are they raisins? Are they red or black? Are they edible fresh? Consider this their ...

FOR DECADES, THEY were literally a forbidden fruit. Fresh currants are a popular crop in Europe and grow reasonably well in Washington state. But the tart, translucent strings of berries — “little ...