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When I moved overseas I was surprised how many dishes use currants like this one does. Or how it's used in drinks like Ribena. But it turns out that growing cur
by mprovost 12y ago
When I moved overseas I was surprised how many dishes use currants like this one does. Or how it's used in drinks like Ribena. But it turns out that growing currants has been illegal in the US for most of the 20th century with some states lifting the ban only in the last few years. This was due to the threat of it spreading disease to trees so the logging industry had it banned. So they're pretty much never used in American recipes.
- luke1972 12y agoCurrants are just dried grapes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zante_currant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zante_currant). The currants in Ribena are blackcurrants (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcurrant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcurrant) which are completely different.
- twic 12y agoThis is correct, but i still want to try a soft drink made with currants!