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Thu, Sep 5, 13 at 13:41
| First time to make grape jelly... Real beginner. I have a colander and an old pillow case bag. Do I put the strainer bag in the colander holder before putting in the grapes (whole) to mash or... Do I put the results of the mashed grapes in the bag, after going through the colander, into the bag to drip? |
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| I boil and mash the grapes (and apples when I have them) in a pan, then take a bowl, set the colander in it. Pour boiling water over the pillowcase first, over the sink, and wring mostly dry once it's cool enough to touch, then set it in the colander, ladle the mashed fruit in (pour juice in too), then I take that pan, set the colander in it, pour any juice from bowl into pillowcase, take the pan, colander and case to where I hang it (over washer), hang the pillowcase from a sturdy wooden pants hanger with clips over the pan sitting on top of the washer. Leave the colander in the pan to break the fall if the pillowcase falls. |
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