Ms Alberta always made her own wine for Thanksgiving
and Christmas. I have no idea where the original recipe came from, so I can not
give credit for who gave it to Ms Alberta. I just know that from the beginning of
the 1970’s until she passed the bottle and her recipe on to her youngest sister;
her wine making was another holiday tradition.
When she passed the tradition on to her youngest sister,
Sue; Ms Alberta sent her large bottle, her recipe and a Certificate of the Passing
of the Wine Making Business. I don’t have a copy of the certificate, even though
I was the one who made it for Ms Alberta. I got a new computer and I guess that
was another of the things that I lost while sitting it up. At least I have the picture
of Ms Alberta holding one of her wine decanters.
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| Ms Alberta holding one of her Wine Decanters
Now Brother Elmer will know what the story was behind
this picture.
CONCORD
GRAPE WINE
From “A Cookbook of Treasures”, May 1995
Compiled by Ms Alberta and Anne Thomas
1
(12 oz.) can frozen Welch’s
Concord Grape Juice 2 lb. Sugar
1
package dry Yeast 2
cups Water
Mix
yeast in water. Add sugar and grape juice. Finish filling jug with warm water;
shake to mix.
Put
a large balloon (make sure this is a large balloon and that it is not used for
helium) on the mouth of the jug; tie a piece of twine around the balloon at the
mouth of the jug. Be sure to tie this very tightly. The balloon will expand as
the wine works so be sure to have a good clearance for your balloon. The
balloon will go down when the wine is finished, approximately 25 days. Strain
and put the wine into decanters. |
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