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Grape Jam Recipe

Home canning this grape jam recipe is easy.  


Grape jam is an acid food and can be safely water bath canned.

Home canning this grape jam recipe is easy.  However it is difficult to double jam or jelly recipes.  If you want to make more at a time have two batches going at the same time in separate pots.  This way you keep the ingredients to 1 batch each pot but can make more at a time.  

 Prepare

Gather your canning supplies Ingredients
  • 2 quarts grapes - I used a mixture of concord, red, and white grapes.  
  • 6 cups sugar

Start by preparing jars,and get water in your canner heating. 

(see for full directions)

Proceduregrape jam recipe

Place grapes in a stock pot and mash lightly with a potato masher to start juice flowing.  

Heat on medium heat until grapes are soft and juicy.  


Run grapes through a food mill or squeezo strainer to remove skins and seeds.  I endedgrape jam recipe up with about 5 cups juicy pulp.  

Place a spoon in the freezer...trust me you'll use it in a bit, just do it.  

Combine this with 6 cups sugar. Bring to a boil stirring constantly.  

Boil rapidly.  As jam thickens skim off foam if necessary.  
home made grape jam in jars
Check to see if jam has gelled.  Take a little bit of jam in that frozen spoon in your freezer. (did you do it?)  

The spoon will quickly cool a bit of jam and you can see if it is starting to get thick.  

Ladle into hot pint jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.  

Wipe rims and place two piece canning lids.  

Pack and process according to water bath canning instructions.

Don't forget to adjust for altitude.

Processing time  

Time given is for elevation of 1000 feet or less.

 Process pints 15 minutes.

Altitude Adjustments for Boiling Water Bath Canner
Altitude in Feet Increase processing time
1001-3000 5 minutes
3001-6000 10 minutes
6001-8000 15 minutes
8001-10,000 20 minutes






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