Grape Juice
From A handbook of invalid cooking for the use of nurses in training-schools, nurses in private practice, and others who care (1893).
A historical recipe
A handbook of invalid cooking for the use of nurses in training-schools, nurses in private practice, and others who care, by Mary A. Boland (1893).
United States
Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
- Home canning. Old canning methods can let botulism through. Use current tested canning guidance.
Ingredients 2 ingredients
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Grape
High in riboflavin · 1.5 mg per 100 g, 107% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Riboflavin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Riboflavin contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal mucous membranes.
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- Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal red blood cells.
- Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal skin.
- Riboflavin contributes to the maintenance of normal vision.
- Riboflavin contributes to the normal metabolism of iron.
- Riboflavin contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
- Riboflavin contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
Riboflavin (also called vitamin B2) is important for the growth, development, and function of the cells in your body. It also helps turn the food you eat into the energy you need. NIH fact sheet
High in manganese · 2.0 mg per 100 g, 99% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Manganese contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Manganese contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
- Manganese contributes to the normal formation of connective tissue.
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- Manganese contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Manganese is a mineral that your body needs to stay healthy. Your body uses manganese to make energy and protect your cells from damage. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Grapes, muscadine, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- Grape juice mixed with cold water or with soda-water makes a pleasant and invigorating drink for a sick person.
- The best grapes for the purpose are the blue varieties, such as Isabellas, Concords, or Black Hamburgs.
- To Make a Bottle of Juice.
- Pick over (and wash.
- if they need it) one quart of grapes.
- Remove them from the stems, and put them into a double boiler with just enough cold water to cover them.
- Heat them slowly until the juice oozes out and the fruit becomes soft, which will take two or three hours.
- Then turn the fruit into a jelly-bag made like a long pointed pocket, draw the string at the top and hang it to drain.
- Do not squeeze or press the bag, and use only the juice which drips out, which will practically be all that the grapes contain.
- To this add one fourth of the quantity of sugar—that is, if there is a quart of juice, put in one cup of sugar—and heat it until it is quite hot, or to a temperature of 200° Fahr., and keep it at that temperature for one hour, but do not let it boil.
- Then pour it into thoroughly cleaned and scalded hot bottles,—in other words, those which are sterile.
- Seal the bottles with wax, and set them away in a cool place.
- To Use.
- Mix equal quantities of juice and cold water, and serve at once.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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Spatula
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Colander