Making Grape Jelly

Somehow, back in 2009, I convinced Mamie to help me make a movie about making grape jelly, but we never managed to edit it.  With this year's grape crop, I decided to produce the video along with the jelly.  Making a video about the harvest process is something my mom and grandmas never did, that's for sure!  For the record, they never made grape jelly that I recall either. Anyway, it's a sweet little movie, but since it was filmed 2 years years ago, Mamie was like, "MOOOOMMMM, reallllly? Do you have to????"  To which I replied, "Of course."  :)

My childhood grape jelly story....
One day many years ago, when I was in first grade, I came home from school and my mother was not at home, so I helped myself to an afterschool snack...my favorite snack--grape jelly. On that memorable day more than 40 years ago, I proceeded to eat nearly an entire jar of grape jelly. I sat on the kitchen floor...me and that big jar of grape jelly. I had no idea where my mom was. All I cared about was that grape jelly.  I made myself sick on grape jelly that day. After that, I thought I'd never eat grape jelly again for as long as I lived.  Just the thought of it made me want to puke.

It wasn't till college that I tasted grape jelly again.  I began buying grape jelly as I had kids and actually began to like it again.  Finally, now that we are growing our own grapes and making our own, I can truly appreciate the great wonder and beauty of grape jelly all over again...in moderation of course!