Grapes = Jam last of this years harvest
Well the grapes are ready, and I beat the crows and Raccoons to them. This was the best year for them. They must love a lot of water. Because that is what this year brought. The 10 apples, 4 pears , no plums and no cherrys , Nothing . Very bad year Early cold couple days after a very warm start.
At least I got my Grapes, Concord first real harvest big enough to use for anything
Collected 22 cups of ready to eat / use grapes , not counting what Mona and her mom chewed up lol.
So Grape jam on my list , 8 cups for this batch and 14 - 2 cup bags into the freezer
removed the pulp and seeds from the skin. Cooked both. Sieved out the seeds, added all together
reduced down , No pectin needed . Just butter, grapes , lemon juice and sugar.
After reduced and the plate test. Off to the bottles and in for their water bath.
Now good for a year , Ha Ha . this will not make it a year
This made 7 - 1/2 pint bottles ( 250 mil ) let these rest for the night
Now this morning, Had to try, I usually use a knife but this is " spoon worthy " lol .
Tastes great, and just the right thickness. Now I have a good recipe for my grapes
and when this runs out I have more in the freezer to make more jam
Now , excuse me while I have my Red Rose tea and My Grape Jam
This will also be on a future smoke as a glaze for maybe chicken or pork
David
Well the grapes are ready, and I beat the crows and Raccoons to them. This was the best year for them. They must love a lot of water. Because that is what this year brought. The 10 apples, 4 pears , no plums and no cherrys , Nothing . Very bad year Early cold couple days after a very warm start.
At least I got my Grapes, Concord first real harvest big enough to use for anything
Collected 22 cups of ready to eat / use grapes , not counting what Mona and her mom chewed up lol.
So Grape jam on my list , 8 cups for this batch and 14 - 2 cup bags into the freezer
removed the pulp and seeds from the skin. Cooked both. Sieved out the seeds, added all together
reduced down , No pectin needed . Just butter, grapes , lemon juice and sugar.
After reduced and the plate test. Off to the bottles and in for their water bath.
Now good for a year , Ha Ha . this will not make it a year
This made 7 - 1/2 pint bottles ( 250 mil ) let these rest for the night
Now this morning, Had to try, I usually use a knife but this is " spoon worthy " lol .
Tastes great, and just the right thickness. Now I have a good recipe for my grapes
and when this runs out I have more in the freezer to make more jam
Now , excuse me while I have my Red Rose tea and My Grape Jam
This will also be on a future smoke as a glaze for maybe chicken or pork
David
