Sunday, August 23, 2009

Conquered Grapes

Our new house has the most beautiful grape arbor at the back of the property. I pruned it in the spring, and it yielded so many more grapes than I ever dreamed! Not being a wasteful person, I decided to try my hand at canning grape juice--which I have never attempted by myself before. Here is my photo documentary from yesterday.

The grape arborWhile they were still ripening

The cache
Sterilized jars
1 cup grapes, 1 cup sugar
Add boiling water up to 1/2 an inch from the rim
23 quarts, and several hours later...