Concord grape jelly! Watch the whole process!

Hi, this is Lori Fiechter in my Indiana kitchen! This time, I'm dealing with grapes and looking for shortcuts. Grape jelly should take longer than two hours--just for letting the juice drip through the jelly bag! But I didn't care about having perfectly clear jelly--and the flavor is great--so I took some shortcuts!
I used our seedless Concord grapes--the only grapes we have this year that survived disease and rot. And they just happen to make the best jam! If you've never made grape jelly, watch a see what the process looks like. It's been around six years since we've had enough purple grapes for jam, so I didn't really remember what to do. That's where the powdered pectin package comes in handy....
until our next jam, (that would be pear)
Lori Fiechter

[@ScottWConvid19]

Gelatinized Grape 🍇 flavored sugar, YUM! Better than grape flavored high fructose corn syrup. 👍🏼🙂👍🏼

[@heresmyindianagardenandkit5003]

And you can make lo-sugar jelly but I've found that it is not as concentrated and I tend to use more! I do shudder, though, to think "7 cups of sugar in 9 cups of jelly" Yikes! thanks for your comment!

[@ScottWConvid19]

@@heresmyindianagardenandkit5003 I know, it's kinda frightening. But it is a delicious way to preserve grapes. 🤷‍♂️

[@bradroon5538]

Old timers used to get the jelly boiling, pour it into the jars, then cover the top with paraffin if they didn't can it Enjoyed your thought process and happy style.

[@heresmyindianagardenandkit5003]

Yes, that's how my mom did it! We had huge blocks of paraffin. :) thanks!

[@Shazza45]

Fu

[@telredwen]

What did you spray the vine with?

[@heresmyindianagardenandkit5003]

We sprayed with Captan this year--did a much better job that using copper

[@mariamonteiro9891]

Can I use the jar that come from store?

[@heresmyindianagardenandkit5003]

If you are asking if you can use empty saved jars, they will usually work for freezing, although I prefer mason jars like Kerr or Ball. If you are processing on the stove, you need to use actual canning (Mason) jars. If I misunderstood you, please reply and I'll try again!