No one needs to know there’s grape jelly in their spaghetti sauce — until after dinner.
Grapes
Grape Juice
Grape juice is a liquid obtained by pressing grapes. Grape juice can be red or white. To make it, the whole grape is crushed including the seeds. The juice must then be pasteurized immediately so that it won’t ferment into wine. The juice must be 100% juice to be called grape juice in America. Kosher…
Verjuice
Verjuice is unfermented grape juice made from unripe green grapes. It is very acidic, making it tart like sour apples, but less tart and acidic than vinegar. It is currently enjoying a small amount of popularity, as it can be used in places where vinegar can’t be. A salad with a vinaigrette dressing can’t be…
Grapeseed Oil
After grapes have been pressed for wine, they leave a residue call the “pomace”, which is the seeds, the skin and the stems. Sometimes this is used for making Grappa with; othertimes, it can be used for making oil with. The oil is pressed from the seeds, which constitute sometimes 30 to 40% of the…
Raisins
Raisins are dried grapes. About 95% of their moisture has been removed through drying. Some are dried naturally in the sun; these tend to end up dark coloured. Others are artificially dried by mechanical heat, then treated with sulphur dioxide, to end up with a lighter, more golden colour. Some Raisins are fumigated to give…
Cheese and Grape Tortillas Recipe
Very tasty party nibbly dish.