Grape Filling
Ingredients:
4 cups | 1000 mL | Coronation grapes |
1 cup | 250 mL | white sugar |
1/4 cup | 60 mL | cornstarch |
Instructions:
- Take the grapes off their stems and rinse them in the strainer.
- In a separate bowl, mix the sugar and the cornstarch.
- Mix the sugar mixture with the grapes in a large measuring cup or bowl.
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Heat the grapes mixture in the microwave. Stop every 2 minutes to stir the mixture. The mixture is done when it turns from white and cloudy to dark and thick.
- The mixture may bubble up. Stopping and stirring every 2 minutes reduces this, but does not eliminate it.
- The mixture will get somewhat shorter and denser as it cooks.
- The edges will cook faster, so make sure that you stir well.
- There may be bubbles trapped in the mixture that break as you stir it. This is not a problem.
- Optionally, blend the mixture with the hand blender to make it smooth.
Notes:
- You can also use Concord grapes, but those have seeds. HOW DO YOU GET THE SEEDS OUT?
- You can only buy Coronation grapes in the fall.
- Coronation grapes don't keep well. You need to cook them within a few days of buying them or they will go moldy.
- This also works with Nanking Cherries (which grow in Saskatchewan). Use 8 cups (2000 mL) of cherries (after washing), 1/2 cup (125 mL) of sugar, and 1/4 cup (60 mL) of cornstarch. Strain the mixture after cooking to remove the pits (a food mill works well).
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