tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post5824039700571881989..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Making Grape JellyKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-27741820527373526632013-10-15T14:09:22.624-04:002013-10-15T14:09:22.624-04:00Great addition Steve, thanksGreat addition Steve, thanksSarah "The Engine" Tingenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362144094016725662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-84840980052990364592011-09-06T12:09:07.758-04:002011-09-06T12:09:07.758-04:00I just made jelly two weeks ago with a bunch of gi...I just made jelly two weeks ago with a bunch of girlfriends. Good times! Thanks for sharing the recipe :)Kaytie @ GardenKitchenHomehttp://gardenkitchenhome.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-21679703412891177362011-09-05T11:16:55.154-04:002011-09-05T11:16:55.154-04:00We have wild grapes, and a local pectin company, P...We have wild grapes, and a local pectin company, Pomona Universal Pectin, that makes it easy to make low sugar jams, and use any one of a number of sweeteners including honey and stevia. It's a great product.CommonWeederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704682182459794221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-48260853451585603242011-09-05T01:30:34.738-04:002011-09-05T01:30:34.738-04:00You don't need to stem those wild grapes. Just...You don't need to stem those wild grapes. Just rinse everything, and crush the grapes. Lucy McGillicuddy crushed grapes with her feet, but you can use a cone-shaped strainer like I used to use when canning tomato juice. They used to have those strainers at both Finan's and at Crain's, but they both sold out <i>decades</i> ago, and I don't know where you'd find one these days. Maybe the tractor store? All you're using is the juice. <br /><br />The amount of sugar to use will vary according to how sweet the grapes are. And when I had a source of wild grapes, I also had a June Transparent growing right outside the kitchen window. There was a LOT of pectin in those June Transparents and consequently, my recipe was "wild grape juice, June transparent juice, sugar to taste. Boil, put in hot scalded mason jars, add sufficient molten paraffin to form a seal." Worked every time.Steve Hammelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-39034832091358400072011-09-04T09:23:44.665-04:002011-09-04T09:23:44.665-04:00so glad i found your post I to found grapes and wi...so glad i found your post I to found grapes and will use this to make my jelly ...Canarellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159051546061979592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-45183241181072993802011-09-03T17:33:45.809-04:002011-09-03T17:33:45.809-04:00Our grapes are just ripe so I will try this. Thank...Our grapes are just ripe so I will try this. Thanks for sharing it.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com