Concord Grape Pie

If you are fortunate enough to live in an area where Concord Grapes naturally grow, and wine is too much of an effort to consider making, try this!  I had this for the first time recently and was amazed at the flavor and texture of this concoction!  Source: "Better Homes & Gardens"

ingredients

• 1
  recipe Pastry for Single-Crust Pie
• 1 1/2
  pounds Concord grapes (about 4 cups)
• 1
  cup sugar
• 1/3
  cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4
  teaspoon salt
• 2
  tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
• 1
  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2
  cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2
  cup sugar
• 1/4
  cup butter or margarine
  
  
  directions
  

  1.Prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch pie plate with pastry; trim and crimp edge as desired. Set aside.

  2.Remove skins from grapes by gently pressing each grape between your fingers. The skins will slip off easily. Set skins aside. In a large saucepan bring grape pulp to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Sieve the pulp to remove the seeds. Add the grape skins to the pulp.

  3.In a large mixing bowl stir together the 3/4 cup sugar, the 1/3 cup flour, and salt. Stir in the grape mixture, melted butter or margarine, and lemon juice. Pour mixture into the pastry-lined pie plate. To prevent overbrowning, cover the edge of the pie with foil. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 20 minutes.

  4.Meanwhile, stir together the 1/2 cup flour and the 1/2 cup sugar. Cut in the 1/4 cup butter or margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove foil from pie. Sprinkle crumb mixture over pie. Bake about 25 minutes more or until topping is golden. Cool on a wire rack. Makes 8 servings.

  nutrition facts (Concord Grape Pie)
  

  • Servings Per Recipe 8,
   
  • Calories 402,
   
  • Fat, total (gm) 18,
   
  • Cholesterol (mg) 23,
   
  • Sat. fat (gm) 4,
   
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 61,
   
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 2,
   
  • Protein (gm) 4,
   
  • Sodium (mg) 223,
   
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Octagonal  Barn, Elmore, Vermont:  2012

 Here are some beautiful vintage labels that I found on the Internet.  They are too pretty not to share!  Print, cut-out and use as labels for gifts, spice jars, book labels - or anything you can dream of! 

 A cheap, cheesy gold mirror that I purchased at a resale shop for .75 cents.  Shown here partially  painted in bright silver. 

This is close up of the mirror painted silver.

After paint dried, I applied an acrylic Bronze paint using a very stiff brush, shoving paint into the cracks, and then wiping away the excess, which gave flavor to the antiquated look that I was trying to achieve.

Finished product!

Beloved Dishes & Glasses Passed-Down from my Mom to my sister and me.

Victorian Hearts

 Easy to make and beautiful on to use as "house jewelry" or on a Christmas Tree.  

1. Using scrap velvet, I sewed scraps back to back (on reverse side) in a heart shape until there was just a small opening left, at which point I turned them "right side out" and stuffed with cotton. 

2. Finish heart by sewing up the small hole you leave for stuffing.

3. Using seed and drop beads, I randomly sewed them on until I was happy. 

4. The result was each one ended up a unique piece and they were just gorgeous on the Christmas Tree last year!

These are photos of some unfinished pillows I made last year, using fabric from sample books, as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend's Mom last year.  They were finally finished wit the ribbon & trim shown here.