Grape Jelly

Grandmother had a grape arbor with some of the most sour grapes you could possible imagine. They had a beautiful coppery sheen and I always had to try them. Man were they sour.

As a 6 year old I had no idea they were for wine and were supposed to taste that way. I thought grapes were supposed to be sweet so Grandma made some of them into grape jelly. Now that was the way grapes were supposed to be. Hot bread from the oven, home made butter, yes, home made, and that fabulous grape jelly.

Life on the farm could truly be heaven when you were 6.

Years later I found out what the rest of those grapes were for - but I still have a passion for home made jelly.