Grape Recipes
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- Fox Grape Jelly
Green or ripe fox-grapes 1 pint water Sifted sugar - Grape Sauce
1 cup sugar 1/3 cup water 1 cup grape juice 1 tablespoon orange or lemon juice - Grape Pie
1 cup of grapes 1 tea cup of sugar 1 egg Pinch of salt 1 dessertspoon of flour 1 teaspoon of butte 2 crusts - Grape Butter
4 pounds grapes 4 pounds sugar 3 cups vinegar 2 teaspoons of each cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice - Wild Grape Jelly
1 peck grapes 1 quart vinegar 4 sour apples 4 tablespoons whole cloves 1/4 cup stick cinnamon brown sugar - Grape Conserve
5 pounds Concord Grapes 5 pounds Sugar 1 pound raisins 2 oranges, juice and grated rind 1 cup nut meats - Grape Sherbet | 1 lb ripe grapes
1 lb ripe grapes Water 4 Tbsps lemon juice Sugar - Grape Sherbet
1 quart grape juice Juice of 8 good sized oranges 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 egg whites, well beaten - Fox Grape Wine
Fox grapes Water Brown sugar - Grape Juice
6 pounds grapes 3 cups cold water
About Grape
- Keep your grapes refrigerated and they will last much longer
- The best grapes are somewhat firm and are strongly tethered to their stem
- Grapes do not ripen after being harvested from the vine
- The most popular red table grapes include: Other popular table grape varieties include the following: Cardinal, Emperor (bright red), Flame seedless, and Catawba
- The most popular red grape varieties in terms of wine are Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, and Zinfandel
- Antioxidants in grapes can help with weight loss and improve circulation
- The skin of the grape is loaded with resveratrol which is a polyphenol antioxidant that helps to fight cancer and heart disease
- 2-3 Lbs of grapes are required to make a bottle of wine
- Grapes are berries because they fall into a family of fruits where a single ovary ripens and becomes the skin of the fruit
- The first California vineyard was cultivated by Spanish missionaries in the late 18th century
- Grapes are included on the Environmental Working Group's list of the "Dirty Dozen" which are fruits carrying pesticides
- Imported grapes are considered one of the top sources of pesticides and some are laced with 25 different pesticide types
- Pesticides are designed to stay intact with water, so many health advocates suggest washing grapes with soap
- Wine grapes are different from those we eat because they have seeds, a more acidic flavor, and a thick skin
- An overwhelming majority of grapes grown in the USA are grown in California
- When freezing grapes for the purpose of a refreshing snack, make sure you remove the moisture and separate to prevent them from sticking together
- Grape vineyards are highly concentrated in Italy, Spain, and France making up about a third of all vineyards in the world
- Grapes were important to the Bible, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, and have been found in Egyptian tombs
- Seedless grapes are created through a mechanism called stenospermocarpy where the seeds are aborted during development
- The species of grape that was brought to America is known as the Muscadine grape or 'vitis rotundifolia'
- The original grape species was harvested in modern day Iran and Afghanistan in close proximity to the Black sea over 6000 years BC
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