Bill Weeks' Grape Jam

This is a great recipe!  You don't need added pectin.  Boil exactly 18 minutes from the time it comes to a full, rolling boil.

Grape Jam  (Bill Weeks)

 

4 cups mashed grapes-including seeds and skins  (use Concord grapes)

4 cups sugar

4 tbsps. water

Stir all ingredients together, bring to a boil and cook 18 minutes. put mixture through strainer, discarding seeds and skins. Pour into hot jars and seal.

For current processing times refer to a canning guide such as The Ball Blue Book.

 

This recipe was sent to me by my cousin Jenny but I have made it many times and I remember my dad, Bill, making it.  The strainer he used was a Foley mill.  It works great to remove seeds and skins.