Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
$20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.

Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes. Thursday
evening and Friday morning I extracted juice. Thank goodness for the
Mehu Lisa. The rest of the day Friday I made jelly. One patch of
purple grapes I made without added pectin and it is beautiful and
clear. The other batch of purple I made with Pomona's pectin and it
worked well too. Only used 2 cups of sugar for 4 cups of juice. I
then did 2 batches of bronze muscadine juice and no added pectin. Not
quite a firm as the first batch, but most of the grapes were ripe
since someone else actually picked the bronze. Next time I will pay
more attention to the ripeness of the fruit. They all taste just
fine.

Back to washing jars. When I buy jars at a yard sale I like to make
sure that they will come clean and do not seem to have problems before
I put the away. Better to find out now.


--
Susan N.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who do not.

In article >,
wrote:

> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>
> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes. Thursday
> evening and Friday morning I extracted juice. Thank goodness for the
> Mehu Lisa. The rest of the day Friday I made jelly. One patch of
> purple grapes I made without added pectin and it is beautiful and
> clear. The other batch of purple I made with Pomona's pectin and it
> worked well too. Only used 2 cups of sugar for 4 cups of juice. I
> then did 2 batches of bronze muscadine juice and no added pectin. Not
> quite a firm as the first batch, but most of the grapes were ripe
> since someone else actually picked the bronze. Next time I will pay
> more attention to the ripeness of the fruit. They all taste just
> fine.
>
> Back to washing jars. When I buy jars at a yard sale I like to make
> sure that they will come clean and do not seem to have problems before
> I put the away. Better to find out now.

She scores!! On all counts! Good for you, Kiddo!
-Barb
--
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"Peace will come when the power of love overcomes the love of power."
-Jimi Hendrix, and Lt. Joe Corcoran, Retired; St. Paul PD, Homicide Divn.

In article >,
wrote:

> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>
> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes. Thursday
> evening and Friday morning I extracted juice. Thank goodness for the
> Mehu Lisa. The rest of the day Friday I made jelly. One patch of
> purple grapes I made without added pectin and it is beautiful and
> clear. The other batch of purple I made with Pomona's pectin and it
> worked well too. Only used 2 cups of sugar for 4 cups of juice. I
> then did 2 batches of bronze muscadine juice and no added pectin. Not
> quite a firm as the first batch, but most of the grapes were ripe
> since someone else actually picked the bronze. Next time I will pay
> more attention to the ripeness of the fruit. They all taste just
> fine.
>
> Back to washing jars. When I buy jars at a yard sale I like to make
> sure that they will come clean and do not seem to have problems before
> I put the away. Better to find out now.

She scores!! On all counts! Good for you, Kiddo!
-Barb
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 9-22-04; Fairs Fare tab.
"Peace will come when the power of love overcomes the love of power."
-Jimi Hendrix, and Lt. Joe Corcoran, Retired; St. Paul PD, Homicide Divn.

In article >,
wrote:

> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>
> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes. Thursday
> evening and Friday morning I extracted juice. Thank goodness for the
> Mehu Lisa. The rest of the day Friday I made jelly. One patch of
> purple grapes I made without added pectin and it is beautiful and
> clear. The other batch of purple I made with Pomona's pectin and it
> worked well too. Only used 2 cups of sugar for 4 cups of juice. I
> then did 2 batches of bronze muscadine juice and no added pectin. Not
> quite a firm as the first batch, but most of the grapes were ripe
> since someone else actually picked the bronze. Next time I will pay
> more attention to the ripeness of the fruit. They all taste just
> fine.
>
> Back to washing jars. When I buy jars at a yard sale I like to make
> sure that they will come clean and do not seem to have problems before
> I put the away. Better to find out now.

She scores!! On all counts! Good for you, Kiddo!
-Barb
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 9-22-04; Fairs Fare tab.
"Peace will come when the power of love overcomes the love of power."
-Jimi Hendrix, and Lt. Joe Corcoran, Retired; St. Paul PD, Homicide Divn.

The Cook wrote:
>
> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>

Wow, you did GOOD, lady!!!


> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes.

Ack! We have Concords about 3/4 ripe but the raccoons discovered
them about 3 days ago. I doubt there'll be many left by the time
they are really ripe. SInce we're doing the South Beach Diet and
are not supposed to eat jam anyway, I guess it's not too great a loss.

Congratulations on finding the jars. It's nice to know they are
being re-used when the original owner no longer needs them. It
would be a crying shame if they were sent to the dump.

gloria p

The Cook wrote:
>
> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>

Wow, you did GOOD, lady!!!


> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes.

Ack! We have Concords about 3/4 ripe but the raccoons discovered
them about 3 days ago. I doubt there'll be many left by the time
they are really ripe. SInce we're doing the South Beach Diet and
are not supposed to eat jam anyway, I guess it's not too great a loss.

Congratulations on finding the jars. It's nice to know they are
being re-used when the original owner no longer needs them. It
would be a crying shame if they were sent to the dump.

gloria p

Puester > wrote:

>The Cook wrote:
>>
>> Hit great stash today at a yard sale. About 120 jars, all sizes, for
>> $20. There are even a few 1/2 gallon ones.
>>
>
>Wow, you did GOOD, lady!!!
>
>
>> Thursday afternoon we picked 2 gallons of muscadine grapes.
>
>Ack! We have Concords about 3/4 ripe but the raccoons discovered
>them about 3 days ago. I doubt there'll be many left by the time
>they are really ripe. SInce we're doing the South Beach Diet and
>are not supposed to eat jam anyway, I guess it's not too great a loss.
>
>Congratulations on finding the jars. It's nice to know they are
>being re-used when the original owner no longer needs them. It
>would be a crying shame if they were sent to the dump.
>
>gloria p


Thanks. I am sorry about your FIL. And I hope that the canning jars
you left there find a good home.
--
Susan N.

There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who do not.