That explains it.Goatherd wrote:Yes! Apparently from the Anglo-Norman French 'raisins de Corauntz' 'grapes of Corinth' - where they first came from.
I was in the Valencia Market looking for some to use in my Xmas Pudding, and was told they were called "Pasas de Corint" (pasas being the general term for currants, which can then be classified into sultanas, raisins etc). The stall holder claimed there was no call for them in Spain so no-one stocked them.