Rather silly question..

Red_Pete_in_Dubai

But can anybody tell me what on earth is the difference between a raisin, a sultana & a currant? Or are they just different names for the same thing - a dried grape?

1905

I think they are made from different varieties of grape.

LargeAddick

a raisin you find inside chocolate
a sultana you find inside a cake
a currant you find inside a bun

suzisausage

a raisin- a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery
a sultana - a small, seedless raisin
a currant - a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery

so yep, all are dried grapes.

Red_Pete_in_Dubai

[cite]Posted By: LargeAddick[/cite]a raisin you find inside chocolate
a sultana you find inside a cake
a currant you find inside a bun

Excellent Large - now I know!!

Red_Pete_in_Dubai

[cite]Posted By: suzisausage[/cite]a raisin- a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery
a sultana - a small, seedless raisin
a currant - a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery

so yep, all are dried grapes.

So not only are they all dried grapes, but they are all types of raisin? Now I am really confused.

LargeAddick

what chuffing difference does it make ?

WSS

thanks for raisin this topic pete

LargeAddick

[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]thanks for raisin this topic pete

sorry but it's hazlenuts you get in topics. Think you get raisins in picnics.

Sco

Don't insultana him with your puns, WSS

carlingaddick

oh dear

WSS

i think the number of pun threads needs to be pruned down

Sco

A separate "currant affairs" section, then?

MCS

fokinell! what are all you loons like!lol

Ketman

Why did they remove the raisins form the original Double Deckers, they don't taste nearly as nice without them ?

Salad

I get wasps in my picnics.

Charlton Dan

I once went to pet shop and they were selling wasps as pets!!

Not very popular mind cos there were loads of dead ones in the window

Salad

Maybe they are lizard food?

Sco

There's a sting in that tale, Salad. But life is no picnic so just Bee nice to Dan.

Stop, Sco, stop!