Given their grocery store ubiquity, it is easy to forget that grapes are best enjoyed seasonably. The best fall grapes are truly ephemeral, appearing on shelves as soon as the air begins to chill, and ...

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 ...

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, ...

For the second test, known as the sheet or spoon test, dip a cool metal spoon into the boiling jelly mixture, and then raise the spoon about a foot above the pan (out of the steam). Turn the spoon so ...

You know the season is shifting when sweet, plump red, green and black grapes appear on the vine. They signal harvest time and colder weather. Although grapes are generally eaten raw, they are also ...