Grape Butter

Total Time: 4 hrs 5 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 gallon grapes


• 1/4 cup water


• honey, up to 3/4 cup

Recipe

• 1 in a large stainless or enamel pot add grapes and water.


• 2 heat to medium high and mash grapes.


• 3 continue to cook as mixture thickens, about 30 minutes.


• 4 stir frequently.


• 5 put grapes and juice through a food mill to remove seeds.


• 6 return pulp to pot and cook over medium low heat for 2-3 hours, stirring frequently.


• 7 you may need more cooking time depending on the amount of juice your grapes hold.


• 8 when product is quite thick place a drop of grape butter on a frozen plate.


• 9 if you get a ring of fluid around grape butter drop you need to continue to cook.


• 10 repeat test until no liquid ring appears.


• 11 at this point taste and add honey if you wish.


• 12 when done, ladle butter into clean, hot sterile jars leaving 1/2 inch head space and seal.


• 13 process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.