Wild grapes = jelly
 

I went and picked wild grapes today. About 20 pounds worth. I will wash and clean them later, cook them up and use the juice to make jelly. The deep purple I get is awesome, and the jelly is the best. I give the jelly as gifts throughout the year.

I tried making jelly a couple of years ago and it didn't thicken. What do you use to make sure it thickens? I am on the process right now of canning green beans. The pressure regulator has been rocking about 10 minutes and I have about 15 minutes left.

I use Sure Jell powder kind.

I love home canned jellies. I cooked and juiced black cherry's last week for jelly. I usually make my jelly early fall or last summer. When it cools down.

you are lucky, we have wild grapes around here but they have NO flavor. I do love making jelly with blackberries or apples/crabapples.

Here is a tip, I keep a ziploc bag in my freezer all year, when I cut up apples for something, I throw the cores in the bag. When I make blackberry jelly, I put the apple cores in and cook it all together. Adds pectin and makes the jelly jell. I don't like to spend any more money than I have to.

grapes don't need surjel. they have plenty of natural pectin to jell without it.

We used to do this too. I love to make homemade grape jelly. My mother would also just can the juice in quart jars whe I was a kid. She would open a jar and pour the juice into a pitcher, add some water and sugar, and we would have the best grape juice in the world. Much better than Kool-Aid.

Where did you get your grapes? I've been wanting to make grape jelly again, but I can't find anyone in my area who has wild grapes. The heat and drought of the last couple of summers have prevented the grapes from making. But when I find some, I will definitely make my jelly!

didn't you die any fabric with that wonderful deep purple.?????

I'm close to Dallas. We have lots of wild grapes here

Well, my DD & DSIL live south of Waxahachie. I may just have to send them over to your area to see if they can find some. Thanks.

I use to make jelly and can vegetables, tomatoes, make up my own spaghetti sauce and pickles. We had three kids and it helped out. last kid left home 26 years ago and I started working. I don't do any of that any more. Just two of us and much less time and I just buy or make it as I go. I use all my free time making quilts. I still work everyday.

I used to live in Show Low, AZ, and there was a place nearby to pick wild grapes. They are small and have a big seed, but all the work is worth it! I never tasted better jelly!