By Eddy − On Monday, September 19, 2016, 7 years ago in
Breakfast Recipes
5 out of 5 with 11 ratings
comments: 3 - views: 25131
| Preparation time | n/a |
| Cooking Time | n/a |
| Ready In | 1 h 5 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
2 and 1/4 lbs of black grapes4 cups of water5 cups of sugar3 small sterile jars or two medium ones
Get Portuguese ingredients 
Instructions
- In a saucepan , place the grapes and cover with water.
- In medium heat, cover the pan and cook until it boils.
- Pass the grapes through a sieve to drain well, squeeze the grapes to extract the juice (should yield about 6 1/2 cups).
- Pour the juice and and pulp/skins into the pot, add the sugar and stir well.
- Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally, just until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove excess foam that forms on the surface.
- Continue cooking until it forms into a thick jam.
- Let it cool, transfer to glass jars and seal well.
Recipe & Photo Credit: ideiasereceitas.com
Lisa Corbin
I remember the beautiful smell of the grapes cooking. Vavo grew them in the yard. I'd smell them when mowing the lawn. Mom would drain them over night in the cellar hanging in cheesecloth on the clothes line.
11 months ago, Wednesday, May 24, 2023
