Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-03-22
N6TDI1 URRANT3
A LekRNtD Gae5za COMMENTS W.
or a COMMON MiSTAKE.

A LEkRNtD ea-5za COMMENTS W.
or a COMMON misTAKe.
The Ting Frnis used In Cake. pua-
dings. rnnu mud the Like Are nni-
aims Made From Lite Grapes m Z
Are Grown IN Greece.
Mother wants a pound Of dried Gu
rants.' said a little girl who ca-ar into
the learned eroccr's store In r..h.i
avenue.
Il hain't got a dried currant in tie
store and there haln't none In the city"
replied the learned grocer. "Dut I
know what you want, Sissy, AMI I've
got 'em."
The learned grocer brought forth a
box Of the little. sticky. sugary. gritty
currants used in fruit cake. plum pud
dinga, mince Piles. buns and tie like.
Why. them's 'emr" exclaimed the
little girl.
yes: them's EN-" assented the gro.
Ger. "and II the Grecian maiden no
tYod this particular lot Of EN- into ship
shape had used a little water or even q
feather duster on her feet before she
began there wouldn't be so much grit
In 'em as there is. She must have been
having a regular hoedown IN the elias.
eic sands before she began to dance On
this box Of fruit. There. sissy; tell
your mother she must battle 'em in sey.
eral waters before she uses 'em. or she
Night Just as well put a lot OF sandpf
per Ia her fruit cake. And tell her t. 6
they ain't dried currants either"
whats the reason they amt dried
c~urrants?' demanded a dlsputatiye
| customer when the girl had gone
They amt dried currants any more
than they are dried pumpkins" replied
the grocer. ''The reason they amt
dried currants Is that they weren't cur
rants before they were dried. Good
reason enough. amt itT"
Yes" said the customer. less dispu.
tatlve than he was. But what does
everybody call them dried currants fer
thcnT'
"'Cause they don't know any better
said the learned grocer. They'll 90
Fight on coming in here and asking for
dried currants just the same after / tell
'cm why they amt dried %currants as
they did before"
what should they ask for, Them In
qUired the customer.
"If any man should come In here and
ask for dried corinths." replied the
learned grocer. 'he would not necessa.
rily be a gentleman, but I'd bet on him
A.f.,v 1rI.,T,w nrfa1 narfnfhe q.
what you should ask for when you
want this little sugar coated. gritty
raisin. for it's a raisin pure and sim
pie"
flows that3" the customer wanted
TO know.
because It was a grape before It
was dried" said the grocer. and II raj
Gins AMT grapes what are theyT'
"But you said these were dried cor.
inths," persisted the customer. what's
a corinth. anyhow
"a corinth is the smallest grape that
grows" replied the learned grocer.
and 1t lost It's name years aud years
ago because II was gradually corrupted
into 'currant.' which became also the
name of the calculated little berry Of
cur garden. which you might dry from
now until Gabriel sounds his horn
without getting 1t nearer the condition
Of q raisin than n pea ia.
This little grape grows all over TIE
Islands Of the Grecian archipelago ana
was frat exported from Corinth ana
that's what gave it Its proper nauie
The punches don't grow much bigger
than q stem Of red c%urrants. and thry
are so full Of sugar that when they are
picked and dried In the sun they actu
ally seem TO melt and Il together like
gunIdrops. and II takes a lot of care
end work TO separate them again.
"After they are separated Is the time
when the Grecian maiden gets her
work In on EN-. for 1t Is one of her
pleasant duties to jump on n heap Of
the sticky stun with her bare feet until
she has compressed enough OF the little
raislns TO squeeze three boxes Of them
Into one. No hydraulic pump could do
It better. II It could. we wouldn't have
the sand and grit the maiden's feet
mingIe with the fruit. and without that
no dried corinths are genuine.
"Still. | shall expect folks to come In
here right along and ask for dried cur
rants just the same" said the learned
grocer as he went to wait on q new Gus
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