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- From: "Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>
- To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Canning grape juice?
- Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:55:05 -0700
I agree with Lon that fresh is better. To save freezer
space, you can make uncooked concentrate. Fill a plastic bottle with grape
juice, leaving enough headroom. Freeze. Invert the bottle into a
jar and let it melt. The ice with the greatest concentration of
stuff-other-than-water will melt first; this is grape concentrate, and will
leave water ice behind. A quart of juice will yield a cup of
concentrate. Freeze and use just like the canned stuff. Second best, make fresh grape juice, heat to simmer, sweeten to
taste, can and boiling-water-bath can for 30 minutes. Third best: Weigh the grapes and put in a pan. Add 1 cup of boiling water
per 7 lbs. of grapes (enough to cover). Simmer about 10 minutes without
boiling. Strain through a juice bag. Refrigerate for a day or two
and strain again, to remove sediment. Return the juice to a simmer and
sweeten to taste. Process in a boiling-water bath for half an hour. The ranking of best-to-less-best is based on my own experience,
but seems to be a consensus. ~ Stephen From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of loneroc Hi
all, Does
anyone have suggestions on canning grape juice? If
my memory serves, last year I brought the stemmed grapes to a near boil (no
extra water), strained, and added a 1/2 cup of sugar per quart, then put
the hot juice into sterilized jars. I didn't process in a water
bath. No one died. Does this method seem OK or is there another way
to do it---preserving maximum flavor. loneroc SW
WI USDA zone 3, where I'm feasting on figs these days, and my potted peaches
are nearly ripe. |
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[NAFEX] Fwd: Invitation to subscribe to the Plant Breeding Forum (PBForum-L),
Lon J. Rombough, 09/24/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Canning grape juice?,
loneroc, 09/24/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Canning grape juice?, Lon J. Rombough, 09/24/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Canning grape juice?, Stephen Sadler, 09/24/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Canning grape juice?,
loneroc, 09/24/2009
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