Look for thick, prolific grape vines on shorelines or wherever the soil is sandy. The grapes are ready to harvest when they turn purple—usually early to mid-October. Since grapes and poison ivy tend ...

Grape jelly has long been on my canning wish list, but frankly, I was afraid to ask. I worried it might be complicated and involved added pectin. And of course, there’s the matter of tracking down the ...

If you’ve got ripe mustang grapes on your property (or have permission to pick a neighbor’s vine) this jelly recipe will help you preserve that native Texan sweetness. Instructions: Place the grapes ...

Put fruit in a colander and rinse well. (If using strawberries, take off the stems.) Put fruit in a bowl, or an 8-cup measuring cup. Crush the fruit with a potato masher or pastry blender. In a bowl, ...

Fall harvests are often bountiful, requiring food preservation skills and providing a platform for ample kitchen creativity ...

Working directly over a small nonreactive saucepan, use your fingers to gently squeeze the flesh from each grape, being careful to catch all the grape juices in the pan. Set the skins aside in a large ...

Turn your favorite summer fruit into sweet, tart, and juicy jam. This classic strawberry jam can be easily altered to your liking. You can experiment with sweeteners like brown sugar or honey, replace ...