Grapes

[poliphilo]

 My mother grew grapes to make wine which wasn't always disgusting. The wine-making finished a long time ago but the vines are still there- and the developing grapes are looking plumper than usual. That'll be down to the heatwave.  Perhaps they'll be sweeter too.  Matthew suggests freezing them and eating them through the winter. I don't normally pick them because they're only just palatable but this year I might.

Comments

[cmcmck]

You could always make a batch of grape jam!

[poliphilo]

It's an idea. Except that none of us eats much jam. We put it on the shelf, leave it to go mouldy, throw it away. Sad.

[cmcmck]

I end up giving jars away, but what goes around comes around- our neighbours have been giving us veg from their allotment.

[poliphilo]

That's nice.

My mother used to make jam. I remember huge cauldrons simmering stickily on the stove when I was a kid.