tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post1472727129476657209..comments2024-03-08T23:01:02.107-06:00Comments on Cowgirl's Country Life: Wild Grape Jellycowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-16839196395153001232010-08-31T21:36:05.185-05:002010-08-31T21:36:05.185-05:00:) Thanks for the info and for checking out my blo...:) Thanks for the info and for checking out my blog Anonymous!<br />I've not heard these called mustang grapes but you would think that if they grow all over Texas they would be here in Oklahoma too!<br />Thanks again! :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-49889476339729019782010-08-31T21:23:45.382-05:002010-08-31T21:23:45.382-05:00The green grapes we pick are the wild "mustan...The green grapes we pick are the wild "mustang" grapes, found on every dirt road in Texas. They are even more so "mustang" ripened to their deep TCU purple.<br /><br />Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-70034700116243371612010-08-31T20:54:10.373-05:002010-08-31T20:54:10.373-05:00Hi Anonymous! Thanks for the tip. I wonder if we a...Hi Anonymous! Thanks for the tip. I wonder if we are talking about the same kind of grapes.. These do not sweeten when purple, they are twangy little buggers. :)<br />Thanks though!cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-77094420893062700272010-08-31T18:05:47.667-05:002010-08-31T18:05:47.667-05:00Next year, consider picking the grapes early, just...Next year, consider picking the grapes early, just before they turn purple. I love the sweet/sour flavor of the green grape jelly. And you get the added benefit of no purple clean-upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-87634434747537452782010-08-09T00:16:34.356-05:002010-08-09T00:16:34.356-05:00Hi Dave! Thanks. :) Hope you had a great weekend!
...Hi Dave! Thanks. :) Hope you had a great weekend!<br /><br />I use the inverted method on my own jelly..also on some hot salsas. Anything I can for others gets the water bath treatment.<br />I've had no problems with the inverted method, but tell everyone to use what ever they feel the most comfortable with.<br />Also.. everyone should check their canner instructions and altitude before cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-54619033455695767442010-08-08T13:52:07.369-05:002010-08-08T13:52:07.369-05:00Hardly boring. Though I find your invert till the ...Hardly boring. Though I find your invert till the lid seats interesting when it seems like a water bath is in order. Can you explain? Is that just "country" practice.... DaveDavid P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-5291406237661414472010-08-06T09:17:12.669-05:002010-08-06T09:17:12.669-05:00Hi Christop, it's nice to meet you!
I like you...Hi Christop, it's nice to meet you!<br />I like your set up. To be able to raise crab along with the shrimp would be my dream come true. :)<br /><br />You are right about raising fish with the shrimp.. the fish eat the juvenile shrimp before they have a chance to grow.<br />If you wanted to raise the shrimp in cages it might work. I've seen cages made with pvc and netting.. Several layerscowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-18744338201986079012010-08-06T07:43:07.150-05:002010-08-06T07:43:07.150-05:00Cowgirl:
Wow! I love good old fashion grape jelly...Cowgirl:<br />Wow! I love good old fashion grape jelly. <br />I just heard about your blog a few weeks ago. This is one of my first times to view it. So, I hope that you do not mind a question from an older posting.<br />.<br />The post about your shrimp pond was very interesting. I also own a small pond/estuary. My is about 2 1/2 acres, and I fill it with high tide sea water. I raise christop1912@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-66433463784595282342010-08-06T00:07:54.929-05:002010-08-06T00:07:54.929-05:00Hahaha.... So true! lol
I knew I wouldn't have...Hahaha.... So true! lol<br />I knew I wouldn't have time to get to the jelly today and the smart thing to do would have been to bag them up and freeze the grapes... but Noooo.... I had to make jelly in the middle of the night when normal people are sleeping. lol<br /><br />Thanks for the laugh Buddy, it's good to see ya. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-85524253383436846462010-08-06T00:01:40.152-05:002010-08-06T00:01:40.152-05:00I cannot stop laughing at/with you. why would you ...I cannot stop laughing at/with you. why would you start such a project while your soooo tired. same reason we all do, sounded good at the time....LoL. sort of like the last thing a redneck sez... Hey watch this.. LoL Buddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-40242131763585547482010-08-05T23:54:36.763-05:002010-08-05T23:54:36.763-05:00Anonymous...I love your post. That's the way t...Anonymous...I love your post. That's the way things should be. I'm glad to hear you are making the full circle and are still able to enjoy your wild raspberries and apples...Hope you have good luck with your smoke Saturday..<br />Hat's off to you and Thank you for posting. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-47164491741643918672010-08-05T23:48:24.675-05:002010-08-05T23:48:24.675-05:00Haha.. Chez... I need to get busy and make some bi...Haha.. Chez... I need to get busy and make some biscuits. :) I still have to make sandhill plum, blueberry and cactus jelly too. I'll have jelly running out of my ears.<br />Thanks Chez.. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-49772517776288481192010-08-05T20:30:43.836-05:002010-08-05T20:30:43.836-05:00Always best to harvest the fruit yourself. I used...Always best to harvest the fruit yourself. I used to have lots of wild black raspberries along the woods but the deer kept eating the new cane (next year's berries) until I no longer get any berries. Now, I harvest the deer. For jam, I resigned to buying fresh fruit to make it. Still tasty, just not as good as before. And the venison is good too! Saturday I am smoking venison sausage fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-7566966225203436542010-08-05T17:56:35.540-05:002010-08-05T17:56:35.540-05:00Whooooboy ... 8 pints of jelly? That's a gall...Whooooboy ... 8 pints of jelly? That's a gallon of grape jelly ... you best git yerself t'makin' some biscuits, cowgirl!! LOL Got peanut butter??Chezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788945552016917386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-24057741231197862672010-08-05T13:09:17.572-05:002010-08-05T13:09:17.572-05:00Ron Thank you! I think I will enjoy this batch.. l...Ron Thank you! I think I will enjoy this batch.. lol<br />I'm definately going to make some of that Bounce.. It sounds like just what I need for the cold winter nights. Thanks Ron. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-33724422473654132932010-08-05T13:07:24.252-05:002010-08-05T13:07:24.252-05:00Thanks Joneser! I'm really glad I'm not th...Thanks Joneser! I'm really glad I'm not the only one that has problems like this. lol<br />I DID wake up with a few patches of jelly that my shower missed. I was too sleepy to get them all... probably lucky I didn't drown. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-10863008718583611272010-08-05T12:59:26.217-05:002010-08-05T12:59:26.217-05:00At least the batch of jelly will be memorable in t...At least the batch of jelly will be memorable in the future.<br /><br />I agree with you as to enjoying the fruits of our labors later on in the year. There is nothing quite like that feeling of knowing that you made it and... it's good!<br /><br />Now, you need to prepare some "Bounce," to get ready for the coldest part of winter.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418824307459002115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-51273871486184385012010-08-05T12:55:19.885-05:002010-08-05T12:55:19.885-05:00That made me LOL!
I've had things go awry like...That made me LOL!<br />I've had things go awry like that before.<br />Did you wake up with jelly in strange spots?BBQJoneserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028102807132923121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-3892834402628477072010-08-05T12:45:41.954-05:002010-08-05T12:45:41.954-05:00Thank you Anonymous! I like your idea of adding ja...Thank you Anonymous! I like your idea of adding jalapenos to the fruit mix, bet that would be really tasty. Thanks!<br />Hope you have good luck with your jelly. :)cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-37819100748474446532010-08-05T12:21:00.432-05:002010-08-05T12:21:00.432-05:00Never boring Jeanie, I've been wanting to make...Never boring Jeanie, I've been wanting to make some jelly or preserves lately, got the pectin but hesitant to do it,(also want to mix jalepeno's with the fruit),anyway not now thanks to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-46382537199395693552010-08-05T11:49:18.729-05:002010-08-05T11:49:18.729-05:00lol Gene, I bet I can out mess ya! I'm really ...lol Gene, I bet I can out mess ya! I'm really good at spreading flour all over the kitchen too. lol<br /><br />I imagine you were in Bidwell while all this was going on... hope you had a cold beer for me. :)<br /><br />Thanks Gene!cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-44095416775737370472010-08-05T11:46:02.077-05:002010-08-05T11:46:02.077-05:00Sounds like ya had a fun-filled evening! :)
Bet yo...Sounds like ya had a fun-filled evening! :)<br />Bet your mess pales in comparison to the disaster zone I can create in the kitchen.<br />All worth it in the end....NICE!!!<br /><br /><br />GeneRothe Homestead Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661939444035162679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-17271030046345416252010-08-05T11:24:12.196-05:002010-08-05T11:24:12.196-05:00Larry, it seems like this time of the year through...Larry, it seems like this time of the year through fall is so busy. It's nice to have this stuff over the winter though.<br />Looks like you have been busy too.. I've been enjoying your blog. :)<br />Thanks Larry!cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516076315691432589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1516940939413771830.post-6623592851338477142010-08-05T11:13:06.125-05:002010-08-05T11:13:06.125-05:00You are so industriousYou are so industriousBig Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.com