Experiment number three

@Fleura (34927)

United Kingdom

November 7, 2022 12:24pm CST

In my series of kitchen experiments the next thing I tried was grape jam. I made grape jelly before and it was OK, but as a family it seems we prefer jam so I thought I would try that for a change. I found a recipe online and that had favourable comments and only involved two ingredients (grapes and sugar), so how bad could it be? Well it was OK, but not a storming success. Maybe I just don’t have a sufficiently sweet tooth to appreciate it. Undoubtedly tastes are different country to country, and this recipe seems to have originated in Israel. It basically tastes like grape-flavoured caramel. Which is nice enough for the first spoonful, but after that I have to switch to something else. I certainly wouldn’t be dolloping it on everything or eating it from the jar with a spoon as the blogger suggested! Luckily I only made four jars which is not too bad, I can probably give a couple away! I haven’t posted a photo as it just looks like jars of brown stuff. This is some of the harvested grapes waiting to be used. I tried turning the photo around but that just made my eyes go funny! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

8 Nov 22

I really, really want to watch your eyes go "funny"!

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@DaddyEvil (174208)

• United States

8 Nov 22

@Fleura Oh, I see..

When I first started on myLot, I couldn't figure out how to make my photos stay upright. I had to ask other people to flip them around for me.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

@DaddyEvil Can they do that? I haven't figured out how to flip them around on MyLot, I have to do it first.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

When I turned the photo the right way round and then uploaded it here, it got squashed and stretched sideways so much I couldn't bear to look at it!

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

8 Nov 22

I made grape jam in the past, but I remember I added one peeled apple and the juice of one lemon, 500 grams of sugar for 1 kg of grapes.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

This recipe used a lot more sugar than that, probably why it's so caramelly.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

8 Nov 22

@Fleura I think so, they use a lot of sugar to preserve the jam. I always add lemon juice to keep the natural color and the apple helps for the texture.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

@LadyDuck Tonight I am going to try the grape clafoutis you suggested. Do you think that recipe you linked to is a good one?

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

7 Nov 22

I was just thinking about the skin of grapes. Did they blend well while making he jam?

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

8 Nov 22

@Fleura But with mangoes, pineapples and such fruits there will be no such skin problems (lol)

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

@allknowing True, but it isn't a problem, they are just soft, the same as with other jams such as gooseberry or strawberry where the whole fruits are still in there.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

They are all still in there, you get some squashy grapes on your bread.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Nov 22

My jelly recipe is just fruit and sugar. Jam is just not straining the fruit out.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Nov 22

@Fleura I have seeded grapes so a little more work if I want to make jam. I just do jelly so I strain everything out. My recipe is 3 cups sugar and 3 cups packed fruit. Easy to remember.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

@wolfgirl569 My usual recipe for any jelly is to cook the fruit in a little water, then strain the cooked juice overnight and add one pound of sugar to every 1 pint (that's 20 fluid ounces) of juice.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

Exactly, and with seedless grapes there's really no reason to discard the fruit.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

8 Nov 22

No idea why, but I have never fancied grape jam

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

It doesn't seem to be as nice as the classic British recipes like strawberry or gooseberry.

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@Ronrybs (21504)

• London, England

8 Nov 22

@Fleura Not keen on gooseberry either!

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

7 Nov 22

My mom use to make grape jelly. It was so good but like most of her recipes. They are gone with her. Wish I would have gotten it from her but at the time I just wasn't interested in it.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

7 Nov 22

Maybe you could try some experiments of your own?

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

7 Nov 22

@Fleura I am not the good at experimenting with food. lol

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@snowy22315 (208746)

• United States

7 Nov 22

Sometimes recipes simply fail to turn out how you expect them to be.

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@Archie0 (5654)

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9 Nov 22

I am sure it must be tasting sweet and sour which is goood!! Well if it does not taste good on its own, it will taste better with some fresh bread butter just slather this over Nd I am sure it will be tasting good.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

9 Nov 22

Just very sweet, no sour at all. Too sweet for me really!

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

16 Nov 22

And to think I almost thought you did something like a wall bonsai with grapes...sigh....they will come to that...soon enough...genetic engineering...I too wouldn't touch that...sorry...good you didn't invite me.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

17 Nov 22

Never thought of a bonsai grapevine! I expect it could be done although I believe bonsai trees still produce normal-size fruit, so that might be a bit weird.

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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

8 Nov 22

Gifting it sounds like a good idea. Someone else may love it.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

My friend has four children and they love jam sandwiches! I think I might give some to her

@JudyEv (381749)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Nov 22

Home-made jars of whatever often make good Christmas gifts, as long as they're actually edible.

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 22

Yes I quite often do give home-made goodies to a couple of friends, I'm going to be working on some chilli jam shortly!

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Nov 22

I have never made jelly but saw my Mom and Grandma making it growing up, all the time.

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@Gnana_Helps (746)

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7 Nov 22

Grape jam, sounds yumm. I once tried peach jam and strawberry jam(Not available in every store in India, its rare). Did you use the grape skin too or just pulp?

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@Fleura (34927)

• United Kingdom

7 Nov 22

The whole grapes (they are seedless).

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