The Campfire Trail: January 23 - The Campfire Trail - Today's Contribution To The Pantry

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January 23 - The Campfire Trail - Today's Contribution To The Pantry

January 23, 2025

Day 1,210 of the Adventure

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Today we took a bit of time and effort to extend our pantry supplies by nine half pints and a couple of quarter pints of Concord Grape Jelly. It's not necessarily a "Staple", but it's certainly nice contribution to our future meal planning options. I think I've arrived at the conclusion that Concord Grapes, are in fact, mostly seeds. Once the seeds are removed and the skins pressed out with the pulp, there's as much "roughage" to throw out as there is pulp and juice to process into jelly. Since some of the pulp is retained, it's really more of a jam or preserves than a jelly. No matter to me, it tastes just as good. Shelley was really the driving force behind this. I only jumped in at the end so I could get some credit. I helped a little at the beginning to separate the ripe from the green grapes. I was there again at the end to pour the cooked contents into jars and seal the lids. She did all the real work. I'll be sure to jump back into the process when it comes time to eat them though. So, there's always that!