Concord Grape Conserve

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 7 cups grapes, washed and stemmed
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 lemon, seeded and sliced paper thin
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 slip skins off grapes and reserve.
• 2 bring pulp to a boil in a stainless or enamel saucepan.
• 3 simmer over low heat until seeds are loosened.
• 4 press pulp through a food mill or ricer to remove seeds.
• 5 combine grape puree, grape skins, honey, lemon slices, raisins and pecans.
• 6 simmer over low heat to plump raisins, around 10-12 minutes.
• 7 pour into hot, sterile jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• 8 seal.
• 9 process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
• 10 altitudes higher than 1000 feet see adjustment chart.