currants
Small dried grapes
Currants are small dried grapes used in baking—darker and smaller than raisins.
Currant scones, hot cross buns with currants.
Separately, currants are small berries that grow in clusters on shrubs: red currants, black currants, white currants.
Black currant is the dominant flavor in many European fruit drinks and preserves.
Tart, veined orbs from thorny bushes
harvest · seasonal · tart · glossy · clusters · bush · shrub · garden
Cooked fruit spread
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- conservesProtects from depletion
- compoteFruit cooked in syrup
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
syrup · cassis · canning · pectin · homemade · jar · spread · sweetened
Sharp-flavored small pie
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
piquant · bracing · fruity · intense · aromatic · bittersweet · pungent · bright
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- shrubSmall woody plant
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cultivarBred plant variety
bareroot · thornless · netting · birds · picking · cuttings · propagation · hardy
gooseberries
Tart, veined orbs from thorny bushes
fresh · harvest · seasonal · tart · glossy · clusters · bush · shrub · garden · cassis
jam
Cooked fruit spread
cordial · syrup · cassis · canning · pectin · homemade · jar · spread · sweetened · shrub
tart
Sharp-flavored small pie
astringent · piquant · bracing · fruity · intense · aromatic · bittersweet · pungent · bright · zingy
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
cultivar · bareroot · thornless · netting · birds · picking · cuttings · propagation · hardy · perennial
raisins
Dried grape snack
scones · pantry · chewy · sweetness · rehydrated · plumped · shelf-stable · snack · muesli · granola
scones
Small quick breads
- fruitapple, apples, banana, bananas, orange
- berriesblackberry, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry
- grape productsgrapes, grape juice, grape jelly, grape jam, raisins
- sour foodslemon, lime, vinegar, pickle, grapefruit
- raisin traderaisins, sultanas, golden raisins, grading
- baking ingredientsflour, wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, butter
currantssultanas
Pale dried grapes
raisins · golden raisins · dried cranberries · dried cherries · prunes
- red currantSmall tart garden berry
- currant bunsSweet rolls with dried berries
- black currantsSmall tart dark berries
- black currant jam
- currant jellyPreserve made from small tart berries
- wild currant
currant, blackcurrant, redcurrant, redcurrants, blackcurrants