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My neighbor has the most amazing grape vines. I have tried, but for some reason my grapes do not produce. She graciously told me to come and cut all of the grapes that I wanted. They only eat a few handfuls. My Hubby and Granddaughters LOVE grape jelly.
I picked about 1/4 bushel today and did not make a dent in the vines. I boiled the grapes with a small amount of water. I collected enough juice to make six 3/4 pints of jelly made according to the direcdtions on the Sure-Jel package. This is much cheaper than buying the grape jelly. Especially if you get the grapes Free.
There is an amazing amount of pulp left. I put this in a pot and use some apple juice to render more juice. This is strained through a colander instead of cheese cloth. This allows some of the pulp to come through. I will process this into Grape/Apple Jam. The taste of this is amazing. The process is very simple and does not require a lot of expensive equipment.
You need a pan that can hold the jars plus 2 inches of water, jars/lids, sugar, juice, Sure-Jel and a jar lifter. The jar lifter is readily available at your local Wal-Mart. A funnel to put the juice in the jars, tongs to get the lids out of water and a ladel. The USAD site has invaluable information about home canning. Once you try this you will be glad that you did.
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