You may be wondering what else we do at our baking group meetings and you'd be forgiven for thinking that we just sit about eating cake and making noises like Meg Ryan in that movie I've never seen (apart from that scene obviously) but we do have some pretty serious chats about all things food. We also like a good bitching session and a saucy giggle! After we had scoffed the double rum and raisin cakes, Grace wondered what the difference between a raisin and a currant was. There was a short pause and then we all launched into fervent discussion as to what we thought they were. Someone also threw sultana into the debate which confused matters even more and after about 3 hot minutes, we decided that we didn't really know. We knew a raisin was a dried grape and that a currant was another dried small fruit but I think the consensus was a blackcurrant and as for a sultana well there were many weird and wonderful ideas about it. Fiona decided to whip out her laptop and get onto Wikipedia immediately as we were wasting valuable tasting time and the rest of the delights on the table were crying out to be consumed ASAP. So, this is what we found out...
- raisin - the collective name for naturally dried grapes.
- currant - dried black Corinth grape
- sultana - not quite sure as there are so many conflicting theories but it seems that a sultana is a specific type of grape (maybe Thomson seedless) which is sulphured to dry it out and then dipped in veg oil so that it looks pale, plump and golden.
Its quite fascinating really that something so small and insignificant could have baffled us all! That's what happens when your brain is addled by sugar. If you disagree with the above descriptions of have your own theory or info to add, please let us know by leaving a comment. Its quick and easy to do. Or leave us a message on our Facebook page.
One thing we did agree on was that we either love them or hate them but as long as they are in something hot, sweet and yummy we will eat them!
Love Hot, Sweet and Yummy xxx
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