Get the latest Currant flavored recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/currant I made my dad one of his favourite Christmas confections - fruitcake - out of another one of his favourites - home made mincemeat! This sucker took up a whole 10" springform with barely any room to spare, and clocked in at just over 6 lbs. It's a combination of two recipes from historic Toronto Star clipouts! Mizz R, if you're wondering by the way, is me! The mincemeat recipe is also on this site: http://www.grouprecipes.com/107940/mizz-rs-big-bad-mincemeat.html http://www.grouprecipes.com/107941/mizz-rs-big-bad-christmas-cake.html This vegan mincemeat mixture was originally made for my Big Bad Christmas Cake this year, but it can also be used for several pies, it makes about 5 cups but you'll only need 3 cups for the cake (if you choose to make it) and the remainders keep very well. http://www.grouprecipes.com/107940/mizz-rs-big-bad-mincemeat.html The recipe that I modified from the Toronto Star makes about 4 dozen small cookies, but I baked off 18 first and froze the rest of the dough for late - that turned out to be the right course of action - they're rich so the silver dollar size is perfect! http://www.grouprecipes.com/107324/jeweled-persian-saffron-cookies.html From www email for a dlecious cream cheese spread with red currants http://www.grouprecipes.com/103534/red-currant-cream-cheese-spread.html This is an old Family Circle magazine recipe. It is very impressive and pretty to serve. This would be great for a Christmas dessert buffet. The prep time includes the one hour to let strawberries mix with the sugar. http://www.grouprecipes.com/102227/strawberry-meringue-torte.html I have not made this recipe... but it looks and sounded so good... you can substitute dried cherries for the cranberries and use different jams... this is another recipe that is on my holiday list... the recipe and photo are courtesy of Midwest Living http://www.grouprecipes.com/100917/cranberry-chocolate-cake-with-chocolate-buttercream-frosting.html GOLDEN CURRANT PILAF WITH CINNAMON This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Harrison Estate in Crandall, Texas in 1999. http://www.grouprecipes.com/98220/golden-currant-pilaf-with-cinnamon.html This is a recipe from the Whole Foods...flaxseed meal is like the equivocal of bran in wheat muffins... so don't eat too many all at once.. http://www.grouprecipes.com/97468/gluten-free-flaxseed-and-fruit-muffins.html PINEAPPLE CURRANT RICE This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Woodson Estate in Bedford, Texas in 1990. http://www.grouprecipes.com/96212/pineapple-currant-rice.html This is an easy cold berry sauce , perfect over cheesecake and hot weather desserts. This recipe is from The Parson's Table Restaurant in Little River, SC. http://www.grouprecipes.com/95500/barclay-sauce.html