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Recipe
Muscadine Grape Jelly
NPR says that “Muscadines May Be The Best Grapes You've Never Tasted”! As we phase out of peaches, muscadine become the most readily available local fruit and you can find muscadines at the market from Johndales Farm, Know Dat Grow Dat, Indian Springs Farmers Association and Joe Fekete Family Farm. Try this muscadine grape jelly and taste for yourself these awesome little guys.
Ingredients
- 5 lbs Muscadine grapes
- 3 lbs sugar
- 1 lemon
- ½-1 cup water
Directions
- Prep grapes by cutting partway through the skin & popping out pulp/seed out of hull. Put pulp into one pot & hulls into another.
- Simmer pulp, covered, on low-medium until soft enough to push through a fine strainer. Add a little water to prevent sticking.
- Chop hulls very finely & return to pot. Add water to make it possible to simmer without sticking. Cook slow & covered for 10 minutes.
- Peel lemon & chop peel finely. Use entire peel (including white part) to ensure good jelling.
- Juice the lemon.
- Press pulp through a fine strainer to remove seeds. Stir pulp into cooked hulls in a large pot.
- Add lemon juice & peel. Bring to a boil.
- Stir in sugar & return to a boil.
- Simmer, stirring often until jellying point is reached (1-2 hours). Check frequently.
- Pack into hot, sterilized jars & process for 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
Source: Food.com
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