Much of the equipment that you need for making homemade jelly, jam and other canning is not expensive and it's reusable. Here are a few essentials. Test for set at 2 minute intervals. When set, use a ladle and funnel to pour into warm sterilised jars. Label when cold and store in a dark dry space. Fill the teaspoon half full and set it on a plate. Once It cools to room temperature, turn the spoon sideways.

Here’s how I made my grape jam.. it made about 260ml / 9fl oz (the size of a small jar – in fact the one in the picture!) Grape Jam Recipe no pectin: Ingredients: Remove from heat and use either an immersion blender or transfer to blender to puree them completely until smooth with no lumps left behind (Strain off any large pieces if necessary).If you happen to have grapes that naturally have a higher pectin content, as in, your grandma’s been making grape jelly without pectin for years, congratulations! At this point, you could just measure the juice and begin making grape jelly, but I don’t recommend it.

A jelly bag is traditionally a piece of muslin but it can be cheesecloth, an old thin tea cloth or even a pillowcase. Once opened, store Grape Jam in the fridge where it will last many months provided you always use a clean spoon to serve it. More summer jam recipes you should try!We grow half a dozen varieties of grapes here on our zone 4 homestead. A few of them are table grapes (eating grapes), but most are wine grapes mostly because they’re the only ones hardy enough to survive our cold Vermont winters. However on testing out an online conversion chart which said 100 g of whole grapes was equal to 1 cup I found that it was in fact 142 g and I’m sure depending on the size of the grapes one could get many differing results. While concord grape jelly is the best known, any variety of grape can make grape jelly. Each will have its own flavor and color, ranging from dark purple to pink to white grape jelly. Then add enough water to the pot just until the grapes are barely covered. Turn the burner on medium-high heat and bring the grapes to a boil, stirring frequently.