O.k. I completed my very first canning project this year. We have a huge amount of grapes growing on the side of our yard. In the 4 years that we have lived here I have never given these a thought, really. Then, this year I was chatting with a friend of mine outside and she said, oh I love these grapes. She began eating them as we chatted. Surprised, I thought I might try one. And guess what, they were good. So, I juiced them and made grape jelly. Thank goodness I ran into a friend at walmart when I was searching for cheese cloth to do my juicing. She had a steamer for juicing that was awesome. Although, I let the water dry up once and scorched her poor pot. I hope she forgives me. We actually drank most of the juice but it doesn't take much to make the jelly. The jelly turned out perfect. With the exception of the fact that the recipe called for 7 cups of sugar to 5 cups of juice. I couldn't believe that, however it was necessary. Believe me, I tried to find a recipe that didn't call for those ratios. Anyway, in the end, when used sparingly, it is delicious.
2 comments:
Good job at canning. Not very many people do it anymore. I think it is fun and a very rewarding feeling comes afterward.
We need to have canning parties. I used to can all the time and the food was so yummy all winter. I miss it! Next year let's make a goal of picking three things to can and go for it. Don't worry Nate we won't make sweet salsa!
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