any ideas? thanks in advance

spacekids - 2019-04-11 12:51:00

Give them to others. I do.

lythande1 - 2019-04-11 12:53:00

freeze them,
make jelly .
make wine
drink it.

strookap - 2019-04-11 12:56:00

I have an excess too and I plan to freeze them to have over winter. I've never frozen grapes before but with most of the things I grow I bottle or freeze so that I can have these foods over winter. Frozen grapes should be a delicious treat for kids.
Mum used to make grape jelly but I was never a fan. Dad used to make wine but never liked it. You could try baking with them.

malcovy - 2019-04-11 13:42:00

This is gorgeous....
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018312-chicken-braised-
with-grapes

autumnwinds - 2019-04-11 14:19:00

I've frozen them before and they are a nice cold treat/nibble on a hot summers day..... might just have to wait 9 months till its hot again :-)

dibble35 - 2019-04-11 17:03:00

I've done spiced grapes as a preserve & I've hunted for the recipe & can't find it, sorry.
But they are really good.
I opened a jar recently & had trouble not scoffing the lot, all by myself.
Plenty of recipes on google, which is probably where I got the recipe.
I don't like wasting home grown produce & I think I just preserved them this way, to avoid wasting them, but not really thinking that they would be so good & of course didn't keep the recipe.
How's that for stupid?

samanya - 2019-04-11 18:28:00

bought some pickled grapes from a caravan in Masterton.
Oh my gosh they were so yummy. havent been down there for a long time. Have no idea how you would make them....

korbo - 2019-04-11 20:36:00

samanya wrote:

I've done spiced grapes as a preserve & I've hunted for the recipe & can't find it, sorry.
But they are really good.
I opened a jar recently & had trouble not scoffing the lot, all by myself.
Plenty of recipes on google, which is probably where I got the recipe.
I don't like wasting home grown produce & I think I just preserved them this way, to avoid wasting them, but not really thinking that they would be so good & of course didn't keep the recipe.

I wonder if it was this one, Sam?

PICKLED GRAPES
• Came across this some time ago but have yet to do as grapes disappeared to quickly, LOL.
The link is...
http://farmlet.co.nz/?p=292
Pickled Grapes
*Snip plenty of fresh ripe grapes off their bunches with a pair of scissors, leaving a short stem attached to each one.
*Wash the grapes and dry each one carefully with a cloth.
*Pack the grapes into jam jars.
*In each jar, put some bits of fresh tarragon, a clove, and a couple of white pepper corns, plus about a teaspoon of rapadura (dehydrated cane juice). I varied these quantities depending on the sizes of the jars.
*Then cover the grapes with apple cider vinegar, put the lids on the jars, and put them away in a dark cupboard. They are supposed to be stored for about 6 weeks before using.
Editing to add this "Off Topic" a little but Grapes...
A Student recently gave me some sugar coated grapes as a treat, very nice and they exploded within my mouth superbly, apparently can keep for ages like this too.
Cheers Quoted by valentino (634 ) 7:54 pm, Thu 4 Jan #12

autumnwinds - 2019-04-11 21:07:00

Thanks AW ..no it wasn't that one, mine are sort of sweet/spicy. I've looked through my recipes & I'm damned if I can find it ...not very organised, am I?
It wasn't an issue this season ...the birds got most of them, in spite of the netting cover.

samanya - 2019-04-12 11:49:00

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thisles5 - 2019-04-12 12:12:00

I made sauce using plum recipe, delicious!

fiddles3 - 2019-04-13 20:13:00

How can you have excess grapes. ???????

debudder - 2019-04-17 21:10:00

Could you make a juice/ cordial, and add water to it with ice, for a refreshing drink if you have heaps

fifie - 2019-04-17 22:45:00

We stew ours, then drain off the juice. Keep some of it in the fridge for delicious drinks mixed with lemonade, and the rest is frozen. Just as nice as a drink when thawed.

nanalu - 2019-04-18 20:25:00

The birds are eating most of mine before they ripen properly

sticky232 - 2019-04-18 20:35:00

debudder wrote:

How can you have excess grapes. ???????

3 vines what was i thinking!

spacekids - 2019-04-24 09:00:00