Grape jam...

Yesterday, we were blessed with a large bowl of muscadine grapes. Tony's mom was so kind to split her even larger bowl in half with me. :) So sweet she is! We picked them up last night after I finished mowing the yard and transplanting a few trees.

Today I turned a portion of them into freezer jam! Since the grapes have seeds in them, I wasn't quite sure how to process them. I really didn't want to resort to the cooking method, seeing that fruit looses a lot of its nutrients when cooked and those recipes call for a lot more sugar. That's why I {love} the no cook freezer jam recipes!! They're quick, full of nutrition, and little sweetner is added. Back to my dilema of what to do about the seeds... after some research through trusty google, God led me to this article which became my guide. "I especially like the idea of receiving the added bonus of fresh grape seed extract from the crushed seeds!" I sorted and rinsed the grapes, dumped them in our blender and pulsed it a few times. Then I strained it through a cheese cloth and out came this beautiful juice; four cups of it.


I added that to the pectin and sugar. A couple hours later the jam was set and in the freezer it went. Well, all but one container that went into the fridge for immediate consumption. :) We had potato and egg skillet for dinner with bread topped with the above mentioned treat.

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Our fall garden is coming along nicely. A few cucumber plants have already sprouted and I'll be planting the onions within the next couple days. Lord willing everything will grow.grow.grow.

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After dinner and a computer diagnosis, Tony & I went for a brief walk. This fall-like weather is lovely. We were trying to capture a picture of the both of us walking down the road - didn't quite work, but I still like it!!

I am sooo blessed to be his wife. To be Mrs. Tony Denham. :)

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Speaking of my sweet husband, he's sitting at the desktop computer doing school work (I'm on the laptop close by). He's typing up a post about Horizon's Organic Egg Nog that is only out in small supply during the winter months - it relates to supply and demand. We talked about this delicous creamy drink for a few minutes and now we're both craving some. Ha! But we'll have to practice patience, as it won't be on the store shelf for another couple months. (Insert really sad face).