4.9 out of 5 stars. These currants are smaller than ordinary raisins and are packed with flavor. Known as Zante currants, they are dried, seedless red grapes with a sweet and tangy taste. The rich flavor of currants is delicious in cakes, jams, and other dishes..9 out of 5 stars. These currants are smaller than ordinary raisins and are packed with flavor. Known as Zante currants, they are dried, seedless red grapes with a sweet and tangy taste. The rich flavor of currants is delicious in cakes, jams, and other dishes.
He was a cocky, witty student, with almost feminine looks and no money at all. Their love affair never had a chance â but it inspired Americaâs greatest romantic novel and now a new film tipped to sweep every awards ceremony: The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald never stopped worshipping Ginevra King, his first love. She captivated his heart when he was a 19-year-old at Yale and she was just 16, in her second year at boarding school.
Seuss is a Bavarian name, and was his motherâs maiden name: Henrietta Seussâs parents emigrated from Bavaria (part of modern-day Germany) in the nineteenth century. Seuss was also his middle name. Theodor Seuss Geisel â known as âTedâ to family and friends â liked to say that he adopted the name âDr. Seussâ because he was saving his real name for the Great American Novel he would one day write. But thatâs probably not true.