Grape Jam
by: Evelyn Crayton
Servings: Ingredients:
3 pints 2 quarts grapes
6 cups sugar
Directions:
  • Wash grapes and remove stems
  • Separate pulp from skins
  • If desired, chop skins in a blender or chopper
  • Then cook skins 15 to 20 minutes
  • Add only enough water to keep them from sticking, about 1/2 cup
  • Cook pulp separately, without water, until soft
  • Press pulp through a sieve or food mill to remove seeds
  • Combine pulp, skins, and sugar
  • Bring slowly to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves
  • Then boil rapidly about 10 minutes, stirring frequently as the mixture thickens
  • Pour boiling mixture into hot canning jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace
  • Adjust lids and screwbands
  • Process in a boiling waterbath