The Fruits of Someone Else's Labor
This is my fruit! I picked it myself and actually used it, or am using it. You are looking at grapes (that actually don't taste very good, and have rather large seeds in them), pears (very good), and crab-apples.
I don't know what to do what the grapes, I guess I'll wait and see what my mother-in-law has to say about them. The pears we've been eating, and I dried a bunch in the over- and was fairly surprised at how nicely they turned out-, and the crab apples are sitting in the freezer waiting for my M-I-L to help me deal with (aka make jelly out of). I'm so very excited, we even managed to find a few late ripening raspberries that were very nice. In the spring I will get to enjoy my strawberries as well. Oooh.
I don't know what to do what the grapes, I guess I'll wait and see what my mother-in-law has to say about them. The pears we've been eating, and I dried a bunch in the over- and was fairly surprised at how nicely they turned out-, and the crab apples are sitting in the freezer waiting for my M-I-L to help me deal with (aka make jelly out of). I'm so very excited, we even managed to find a few late ripening raspberries that were very nice. In the spring I will get to enjoy my strawberries as well. Oooh.
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I'll have to see what my MIL says... she'll be here on Saturday and she's far more knowledgable than me about such things. If only you were here Amy. *sigh*
Here's the official instructions on how to make:
Grape Juice
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_02/grape_juice.html
Grape Jam
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_07/grape_jam_without_pectin.html
Canned Whole Grapes
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_02/grapes_whole.html
A good page with step by step photos
http://www.pickyourown.org/grapejuice.htm
Is it because it's free?