Grape jelly has long been on my canning wish list, but frankly, I was afraid to ask. I worried it might be complicated and involved added pectin. And of course, there’s the matter of tracking down the ...

We are harvesting our Concord grapes this week, the third week of September. Because growing conditions vary each growing season, the picking date is a little different from one year to the next but ...

With a notoriously short season — late September to early October — this straightforward jelly is just one way to capture the intensity of Concord grapes well into the winter months. Inspired by a pie ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Some foods cannot be “elevated.” The tomato ...

One common mistake gardeners make when harvesting their concord grapes is picking them too early. While early harvested grapes are still usable for grape jelly, grape juice, wine or other recipes, the ...

In 2022, the picking season started early, says fourth-generation grower Shaena Taylor of Covered Bridge Farm, Harpersfield Township. “They’re a week early because we’ve had a dry summer. Grapes don’t ...

This is part of Fruit Loot, which is taking a look at the strange and surprising links between fruit and money. When I was growing up, my family would often travel to Korea, the country of my heritage ...