The other day while I was in the grocery store, I spied a clear plastic
container of what appeared to be teeny tiny grapes. Of course I just had to
have them.
It’s no secret that I don’t have much of a green thumb and it seems that
every time I plant a vegetable or fruit they always grow stunted. Once I actually harvested a fully ripe
Barbie sized cantaloupe—a one-bite wonder. But putting all my agricultural failures aside, what were
these amazing wee grapes? Were
these grapes some happy accident?
Were they the result of someone’s poor abilities in farming?
These little jewels of fruit sometimes called champagne grapes (another
advertising moniker) are actually Black Corinth grapes. Have you ever had any baked goods with
currants in them? If so you have
tasted Black Corinth grapes. (Gee, I never knew what a currant was) Yes, the
dried miniscule raisins called currants are actually an ancient Greek variety
of grape. In their natural state
they don’t produce fruit any larger than pinheads and take a lot of finagling
to encourage them to an edible size. They must girdle them and shoot them full
of hormones. Sounds like someone
whose going through menopause, don’t you think?
All I know is Black Corinth grapes are yummy! So if you see some in our local grocery store you better pick
them up.
