I used to make grape juice with concord grapes way back when my children were young! If you fill half gallon jars with grapes, top with 1/2-3/4 cup of sugar depending on sweetness of your grapes, then water bath it for 30 minutes, when you open the jar, you can strain it through cheese cloth squashing the grapes to remove all juice and then top it off with another 1/2 gallon of water, you will get one gallon of grape juice! If you like your juice really sweet, you will need more sugar, but we preferred our juice to taste more like the natural fruit. You do not have to remove the seeds if you plan to strain and squash the grapes through a couple layers of cheese cloth when you pour it out! If you want only 1/2 gallon of juice at a time, then use quart jars and fill them full and add even less sugar!
@time2shinehomestead4983 жыл бұрын
Cool thanks for sharing much love God bless 👍
@EarlybirdFarmSC2 жыл бұрын
This is another great idea. I saw a lady from our church post about her doing this the other day but didn't know exactly what she had done. I am sure this is what she made. She did use her muscadines though like you were talking about using later. You mentioned your house being on a slope and the water being unlevel in the pot, a way to fix that is to level your stove. The stove has 4 feet that adjust in and out. They are normally plastic and just screw in and out. You can get a little torpedo level and set on the stove surface and level that right up and fix that issue. They normally come in and out about 2 inches. You may already know that but if not, might be useful to you.
@TheGypsyandtheVanillaGorilla3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Your channel has Grown! Much love! And glad to see it! Hope you're doing well, we just broke seven hundred! Pushin hard! Thanks for all your help!
@DebsWay3 жыл бұрын
I bet that grape juice tastes great!! Thanks for sharing!
@henryfamily20512 жыл бұрын
I love your canisters!!
@NuffinEdited3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@AbundantAcresHomestead3 жыл бұрын
I never knew you could can whole grapes...always teaching. Sweet saphire those look soooo good!
@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors3 жыл бұрын
great info, very easy, thanks for sharing.
@DaveCollierCamping3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting
@RedRoadgifts3 жыл бұрын
Hope you feel better.
@gorillastylegypsylife3 жыл бұрын
We have never canned whole grapes. Always hurry and juice them. Good tips! My daughter and I love frozen grapes on a hot day!
@wildedibles8193 жыл бұрын
Nice! Looks good Grapes in the fruit packs was my favorite that and the cherry lol
@Terri3302 жыл бұрын
I just did this with my concord grapes😘
@wildedibles8193 жыл бұрын
Oh wow never seen them grapes before This would be good to have fruit cocktail and juice too Great idea to share with us all :)
@bretnielsen55022 жыл бұрын
Our store was overstocked with sweet seedless Red Grapes... I bought a bunch and followed your method .... see how the juice is in a few weeks.
@SalLeeHolland2 жыл бұрын
I have done this for years, but put the sugar in with the water so it disolves good. I have done it in the fall and picked my own our of my yard. Concord grapes. So good! Then strain the grapes off and save the juice. So good! Never tried the green ones though
@cherylvanderlaan2734 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I’m watching videos and will be picking our Niagara grapes tomorrow we have ALOT !!!
@TheBigBlueHouseHomestead Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Glad my video was useful. My family enjoyed the juice alot. I hope you do too
@BlueFarmPNW3 жыл бұрын
Super simple process. I'm excited to rewatch and try this myself. Thanks for sharing ❤️
@TheAIRapper233 ай бұрын
If your homesteading chances are your going against the usda poisons anyhow 😮❤ thanks for sharing what your family has been using and doing at your homestead god bless❤❤
@vineyardchickshomestead3 жыл бұрын
This is a great idea! We may try to do some like this next year! Thank you, Ms Sarah!
@karenfrankland77633 жыл бұрын
I love making grape juice with our concord grapes. I don't add any sugar because it sweetens as it sits longer.
@RedRoadgifts3 жыл бұрын
Never seen grapes that big
@frogfoothollar53493 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you can do muscadine’s the same way, might have to try this next year with ours. Check your stove for adjustable feet, most stoves have adjustable (screw type) foot pads on them to level them out.
@cosmiccultivators3 жыл бұрын
Love robbing the stores of reduced produce. I'm thinking of like fruit cocktails here as your filling the grape jars. Can you mix and match fruits and do the same process?? I have never seen those grapes before. Good to see you my friend ✌💗 happiness
@catholicfaithofmine26643 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such easy instructions. I'm doing mine now! Got bags of grapes on sale for 75 cents a bag!
@TheBigBlueHouseHomestead3 жыл бұрын
That's a great sale! I really enjoy the juice. Just make sure it sits on the shelf for a month before you drink it.
@Mrsmetamorphosis2012 Жыл бұрын
Where?
@ArkansasPilgrim3 жыл бұрын
When I saw the thumbnail, I figured you had grown the grapes yourself. You grow everything, don't you? ;o)
@prairiegirl97702 жыл бұрын
I can blueberries the same method.
@nancyt364 Жыл бұрын
Ball canning book tells how to can grapes in.light syrup
@wildedibles8193 жыл бұрын
When water bath canning do you always cover the jars with water? Over the lids? I never done that i fill it up half way up or so usually processing for 20mins or so with a lid on or slightly off to let some steam out depending on how well its boiling I get seals and my jars last but maybe i should be covering them? I need to inbox my pressure canner eventually....i need help maybe i should do it live lol and get advice from pros ;) Much love xoxox
@stephaniejeanj2 жыл бұрын
Water bath canning must be covered or it isn’t considered safely canned. There are steam canners though that will can safely without being covered.
@wildedibles8192 жыл бұрын
@@stephaniejeanj ok thanks that helps
@melissadavis13953 жыл бұрын
Can you do it without the added sugar?
@TheWhimsicalFamilyHomestead2 жыл бұрын
When you drink this do you add it to a pitcher and water or don't add water?