Redcurrant sauce, also known as redcurrant jelly, is an English condiment, consisting of

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(''Ribes rubrum''), sugar and

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. Some other recipes include additional ingredients such as

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, mustard,

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zest, and very occasionally shallots. The sauce is traditionally eaten as part of a Sunday roast, particularly with roast lamb, roast goose or roast turkey and is an integral part of

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in Britain. The sauce is also a popular accompaniment to all types of game. It is very similar, if somewhat simpler than Cumberland and Oxford sauces that have

added to their constituents. The prominence that American food has gained within the last century has led to redcurrant sauce being partially replaced by

cranberry sauce Cranberry sauce or cranberry jam is a sauce or relish made out of cranberries, commonly served as a condiment or a side dish with Thanksgiving dinner in North America and Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom and Canada. There are differences ...

as the condiment of choice.

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