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Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. Twelve pounds of grapes
  2. one-half gallon of water
  3. one pint of sugar
  4. five ounces of tartaric acid
  5. Fruit juice

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Grape High in riboflavin · High in manganese

    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.
    6 more authorised claims
    • 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).

Method

  1. Twelve pounds of grapes, crushed;
  2. five ounces of tartaric acid in one-half gallon of water;
  3. let stand for forty-eight hours, then put in a cloth and let drip until well drained.
  4. Allow one pint of sugar to one of juice.
  5. Dissolve sugar, then add to fruit juice.
  6. This recipe does not require cooking or fermenting.
  7. Nine pints of sugar to twelve of juice.
  8. This is quite sweet.
  9. — Mrs.
  10. A.
  11. P.
  12. Twineham.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Colander