This weekend mom and I were each given a giant bucket of concord grapes
from our friends, Eddie & Janet Baker. We knew exactly what we
wanted to use the grapes for...Grammy's homemade grape juice. I am
currently visiting my parents, so we decided to make the juice together.
As an added bonus, Grammy came over to teach us how to made the juice.
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| One of the buckets of grapes |
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| Grammy washing the grapes |
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| The washed grapes |
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Once the grapes were washed we added water to the
pot. Just enough so that we could see the water.
Then we cooked them all
until they were mushy.
Then we put the grape mush
through a strainer and smashed the juice through with a masher.We put
the juice through a strainer once more, just in case.
Next we measured the amount of juice we had and added 1 cup of sugar for every 4 cups of juice.
Then we brought the juice to a boil and then simmered it for 20 minutes.
Finally, we put the juice in sterilized jars .
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| Bottling the juice |
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Mom & Grammy making sure the lids are on tight!
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| Mmmm, smells like communion! |
Grammy certainly appreciates your love for her grape juice! Aside from that, making these delicious and healthy drinks is a good bonding time. Maybe you can share the recipe to your kids someday and do some more fruit juices aside from grapes! Talk about giving some quality time! Well, one great thing about making your own juices is the chance of storing them in your house and on the fridge. You and your kids can open up the bottle of your delicious grape juices and enjoy its healthy benefits.
ReplyDeleteRob Feckler