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Oh I thought I might be allergic to the grapes good to know the itching was normal 😅 I didn’t get itchy until I was plucking the punches as I didn’t know I could leave them on the stems 😂 i was worried I’d get an itchy throat from eating the jam I made….I’ve been eating it in small quantities anyways. 😅
A neighbor invited me over yesterday to pick wine grapes with her from her yard. We picked about 30lbs of grapes. I then taught her how to do water bath preservation and we made 12 (1/2) pints of grape jelly for her and her family. I took home about 12lbs of grapes 🍇 for myself, but I’m perplexed on what do with them. I so wish they were the regular sweet grapes because these tart grapes made my mouth itchy and when I got home and washed my load of grapes my hands began to itch as well. I’m going to try your fermenting method with a small batch and test to see if it will get rid of the issue for me. It’s a shame if it doesn’t after being blessed with free organic grapes.
@harmonyhomeandgarden what a wonderful relationship you have with your neighbor! Itchy grapes are a little annoying because they take a little more time than ready-to-eat grapes. Although the time the juice spend in the fridge is more of a settling/crystal development rather than a fermenting process. It's still just straight-up grape juice after the waiting period in the fridge. Just not itchy anymore. I hope it works for your grapes!
@@GoodEnoughandStuff Yes, I am glad to have gotten to know her and her family. We are building a really great relationship. Thank you for more clarity. This helps. I’m going to share your video with a friend who I’m sharing some of the grapes with just in case she has the same allergic reaction when she handles her batch. I have never had this experience with grapes but I haven’t dealt much with wine grapes either. I will give you an update next week.
Hi @@GoodEnoughandStuff I am writing to give you an update. I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly. I made a couple jars of grape jelly with the juice and my hands and mouth did not itch after making and consuming the jelly. I made a video that I may post to my RU-vid channel and I will make sure to shout you out and link to your channel. I may just make canned grape juice with the rest of the grapes in my freezer. I didn’t save the tartaric acid crystal this time, but will for the rest. Thanks!!
Oh my gosh! You are amazing 👏!!! Thank you! I just found an area with millions of berries, 98% still green. I didn't even think about freezing them. Gonna take the family to pick berries, bring'um home and freeze'em for later when I gots times a get to um.
Thanks, im wondering what size drop cloth to get. Probably easier to bleach in my bathtub if its a smaller one. Couch is about 78" but its deep, 38" , 2 seat sections of ikea soderhamn, I've cut hemmed and washed dropcloths before, another project , so i know the texture. Cannot wait to start.
I was a baker in the Navy and when we made Kolaches we followed the dough recipe pretty much but then indented the center of the dough balls with the back of a spoon and added different jams and pie fillings. After baking they were brushed with a glaze of powdered sugar and milk. I never heard of using sausage or cheese.
PSA: These are the best kolaches, seriously the best! Better than Shipley doughnuts, better than HEB, better than Dunkin’ Donuts, etc. Don’t leave out the tamed jalapeños! I feel like that one artistic shot really captured the essence of the moment. I really liked your end talk with the microphone in your luscious garden (not garbage with leaves coming out of it) 😂
I harvest the berries and mash then ferment them in water ,honey, and 2% salt by weight. After a few days the ferment will be complete and I strain out the berries/seeds. Now I have a very healthy drink! Ron Estes
I love this but I wish you could slow it down a little as I’m having hard time to follow but otherwise this has been the best tutorial with the nicest results so far
At first I thought these were the particular brownies that I ate! But they don’t have marshallows, so I can’t claim that I know those brownies personally. These are so good! Everybody go make them!
😆 I didn't realize that's how it sounded but it totally does! I did the voice over at 4 in the morning so I was trying to make it sound smooth and not exhausted. And it sounds hollow because the quietest room in the house where I wouldn't wake anyone up was the bathroom. I promise I'm a real person!
We have a line of Texas Persimmon trees along the back edge of our property - last year I made a bunch of jam and everyone loved it, but I've been struggling to get it to gel enough. I think I've been adding too much water and I didn't realize that acid (lemon) is important in the gelling process. About to give it another try with this year's haul - thanks for the tips!
I just used straight cuts I ripped into strips from the bleached drop cloth. But it looks like people generally use bias cuts because it gives the fabric a little bit of stretch to go around corners. I didn't notice any problems using straight cuts with the drop cloth though. Hope that helps!
