Last fall I harvested a lot of grapes. Not one to make wine, I made everything else from them. Raisins, purees, paste, and fruit leather. I have gone through everything except the fruit leather. When I chew more than a small amount, my teeth feel it. The acid is very concentrated.
What to do with it? I don't like to waste... so I got the idea to reconstitute it back into juice. Well, juice is juice. I want to learn, experiment, do something new.
With the ridiculous amount of honey we extracted over the past few days, something made me think of jello. (The brain operates according to its own rules. ) Yeah! I can make jello, all- natural jello, with wild grapes, fresh honey, and some beef gelatin.
Beef gelatin? Yes, it's really nutritious, from cows. Ew, doesn't it stink? Why would you make a dessert using it? Well, it works. And once the jello is set and done, it is delicious!
Following along with the movie slideshow:
Ingredients - fruit leather, honey, beef gelatin
Reconstitute leather using hot water, add honey
Filter through sieve, (save puree for yogurt mix-in)
So 4 cups of grape juice sweetened with 2 Tbsp of honey.
Pour 1/2 cup of juice into a bowl, add 2 Tbsp of beef gelatin, whisk vigorously until incorporated and smooth. Let sit for 4 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring remaining juice in a medium saucepan to a gentle boil.
Turn off heat, add the 1/2 cup of juice and whisk vigorously.
Add to pretty glasses, an 8 x 8 pan, silicone molds...
Refrigerate for 4 hours, then freeze for 1 hour.
I used cookie cutters placed into the 8 x 8 to get wiggly bunnies... the best kind of bunnies. I also had a millennium falcon that came out sweet. It all tastes yummy, no matter what the shape, and super-healthy too.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
