Concord Grape Conserve

This recipe is posted for the lucky person with a yard full of Concord Grapes!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 4 half pints

Ingredients

• 7  cups grapes, washed and stemmed
• 1⁄2 cup honey
• 1⁄4 lemon, seeded and sliced paper thin
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  coarsely chopped pecans

Directions

1. Slip skins off grapes and reserve.
2. Bring pulp to a boil in a stainless or enamel saucepan.
3. Simmer over low heat until seeds are loosened.
4. Press Pulp through a food mill or ricer to remove seeds.
5. Combine grape puree, grape skins, honey, lemon slices, raisins and pecans.
6. Simmer over low heat to plump raisins, around 10-12 minutes.
7. Pour into hot, sterile jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
8. Seal.
9. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
10. Altitudes higher than 1000 feet see adjustment chart.