Concord Grape Jam- No pectin added

 Concord Grape Jam

Love my organic grape vine. It not only provides privacy to my small urban backyard but it also provides me with tons of grapes which I, unfortunately, have to share with the raccoons and birds.

I was able to pick about 2 lbs of grapes so far and decided to make grape jam. No pectin added! 

You will need: ( for 3 filled jam jars)

2 lbs of grapes, weighed with stems on.

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup water

Pull the grapes off the stems then squeeze the skins off.

Save the skins. They’re what gives the jam its beautiful colour.

In a pot, boil the pulp, or the inside of the grape, with 3/4 cup of water for about 5 minutes. This will soften up the grapes so you can remove the seeds easily. 

Drain the water and place grape pulp into a sieve. (You can also use a cheesecloth and squeeze all the juice out). Place sieve over a pot and press out the pulp. You can use the back of a wooden spoon to do this. Discard seeds.

Finely chop the grape skins and add to the pot with the grape juice.

Bring to a boil and add 2 cups sugar. Stir.

Simmer for about an hour. The liquid will evaporate and the juice will slightly thicken and reduce.

You can test to see if your jam is ready and will solidify once cooled. This is done by placing a small amount of your boiling jam into a small dish and refrigerate. If it thickens when cooked, then it’s ready!

Now at this point you have two choices. You can either sterilize jars and place the boiled jam into jars to store for the winter.

I chose to simply pour jam into clean jars and refrigerate. I didn’t have enough grapes to make more than 3 jars so we will go through it quickly.

So good!