Grape jam question

[Anny]

Can you only use Concord grapes to make grape Jam or can you use other types of grapes? Thank you!

 

[Big Daddy]

Sorry misread.

 

[big brown horse]

I'm pretty sure you can use other grapes for jam.

 

[VT-Chicklit]

You can use other types of grapes, even wild muscadine grapes. The reason that Concord grapes are recomended is because of their strong grapey flavor.

 

[Anny]

Do you think red or green grapes would taste better in jam?

 

[Grandma Goldie]

Wild grapes make a wonderful jel. Also I have found that Reliance grapes make a better tasting jel than even Concord. The jel comes out a beautiful shape of very pale pink. My family will not eat the Concord anymore.

 

[big brown horse]

Welcome Grandma Goldie!

 

[Grandma Goldie]

Thank you. I have been lurking for quite some time and just had to respond. I love this site. It reminds me of all the things my mom and grandma did as I was growing up.

 

[big brown horse]

Thank you. I have been lurking for quite some time and just had to respond. I love this site. It reminds me of all the things my mom and grandma did as I was growing up.

Sounds like you will have lots to share with us!

 

[davaroo]

You can use any type of grape you want, I guess.
The purple "grape jam" we are familir with is kind of a put on, anyway, a too-good-to-be-true outcome. Especially the color looks trumped up. I wonder just how much real grape is in that stuff?

"Real" grape jam or jelly is whatever color the fruit is, unless one adds coloring. Around here, people make muscadine jelly and it is very good - and only slightly purply reddish.