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Possibly not concord grape jam tart puts Pop-Tarts® to shame

August 15, 2018 by Steve

We Gourmandistanis are quite the fans of Concord grapes. However, feeling it rude to shove our noses into the neatly closed boxes on offer at a farmers’ market, we failed to discover how un-aromatic some recently-purchased “Concords” were until we returned home. While the flavor of the purple globes was fine, they lacked the deep purple sheen, leathery skin and profound smell of true Concord grapes. It may be that folks around here describe every homegrown purple grape as a Concord. […]

Categories: Baking, Desserts & Sweets, Food, Fruit, Fruit Desserts, Grapes, Jams & Preserves, Pies & Tarts, Recipes

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Sandwiching a little history into peanut butter & Concord grape jelly cookies

October 12, 2014 by Steve

Along with its partners, peanut butter and sliced white bread, Concord grape jelly is an American staple, a symbol of something completely familiar and unsurprising. Which is why Steve was so delighted to find out that the original name for it was “Grapelade,” and the stuff became popular after it was included (along with cigarettes) in WWI ration kits. According to the Concord Grape Association (whose members “process more than 90% of the Concord grapes processed annually in the United States”), Concord […]

Categories: Cookies, Cooking, Food, Fruit Desserts, Grapes, Jams & Preserves, Nuts, Recipes, Vegetarian