OT: Grape recipes?

[Mike]

I'm growing grapes and it's working this time. This year won't be so bad, I only have two vines producing for the first time. But I decided I could expand the grapes and hopefully get some shade one the south side of my house. In the future I'll have 6 vines producing.

I like grape jelly but jelly and jam recipes give so much that one batch of apple jelly is enough to last me until it goes bad.

I don't like grape wine (plus they're table grapes not wine grapes) but I'm hoping wine made out of table grapes tastes better than wine grapes because I do like a lot of fruit wines. If I like table grape wine problem solved. Juice can use up a lot fruit.

There's grape juice and it should only be about 6 gallons so it shouldn't totally cramp my cider storage although trying to drink 6 gallons of grape juice before October when cider really kicks into gear may give me cramps. Plus it would cut into my beer and coffee intake.

Are there any recipes I'm missing besides fresh eating and what I've mentioned?
I like the grapes in fruit cocktail but I don't recall canned grapes in any of my canning books.
I've heard of frozen grapes but have no idea what they are or what to do with them.

[lissaplus2]

I have 6 concord grape vines and 6 white grape vines.

But I have an army to feed tho so the juice and jelly are used all year long and usually i run out by the time harvest comes around again.

We eat alot of table grapes during harvest as well. Either just grabbing some and eating them...put them in the lunch boxes, fruit coctail.
Harvest time around here is both busy and a treat. And not just for grapes either. I just busted my 6yo down at the cherry tree eating my cherries a week ago.

But you mentioned you dont have a recipie for canning grapes? I can my grapes. But normally the only thing i do with them at that point is fruit coctail during the winter along with peaches, pears, cherries, and any other fruit i can find that ive canned down in the cellar.

You can also dry them and make rasins, i do that too for all year consumption by just eating or use in baking.

If you need a recipie for canning grapes, let me know.

now....if you could tell me what else i could do with Rhubarb other than jelly and pie?

Happy Harvest!!
Melissa