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Default What the Concord Grape said to Sugar in September

On Mar 24, 12:29Â*pm, maxine in ri > wrote:
> On Mar 24, 12:11 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
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> > "James Silverton" wrote:
> > > �ostap_bender wrote:

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> > > �ob> 'Tis the season to be jelly!

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> > > Kind of funny! However, I detest Concord grape jelly and even
> > > uncooked grapes.

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> > Then how do you make meatballs? hehe

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> > I love concord grapes, I used to grow them. Â*Mostly I used them to
> > make frozen grape juice concentrate.. made a wonderful summer drink
> > mixed with seltzah

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> > It sure isn't concord grape season here in concord grape country, NY.

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> >http://www.nationalgrape.com/02b_ccd.shtml

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> I wonder if that's the grape we have growing wild around here. Â*We
> always called them "fox grapes' and they make great jelly.


http://www.all-creatures.org/pica/ftshl-grape.html

Probably the grape in the story that the fox couldn't reach so claimed
them sour grapes... they are sour, really only good for preserving
with lots of sugar.