Concord Grape Conserve - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 cups grapes, washed and stemmed
1/2 cup honey
1/4 lemon, seeded and sliced paper thin
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

Preparation

Slip skins off grapes and reserve.
Bring pulp to a boil in a stainless or enamel saucepan.
Simmer over low heat until seeds are loosened.
Press Pulp through a food mill or ricer to remove seeds.
Combine grape puree, grape skins, honey, lemon slices, raisins and pecans.
Simmer over low heat to plump raisins, around 10-12 minutes.
Pour into hot, sterile jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
Seal.
Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Altitudes higher than 1000 feet see adjustment chart.