GRAPE CONSERVE
4 cups (2 lbs.) prepared fruit
¼ cup lemon juice
7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar
1 cup nut meats, finely chopped
½ lb. seeded raisins
½ bottle Certo
To prepare fruit, stem and crush well about 3 pounds fully ripe grapes. Add ¼ cup water and simmer, covered, 30 minutes. Remove seeds and skins by sieving. If desired, prepare grapes as in Grape Jam ([page 22]). Squeeze juice from 2 lemons and grate rind. Measure sugar into large kettle. Add nut meats, raisins, lemon juice, rind, and prepared fruit, filling up the last cup with water if necessary. Mix well and bring to a full rolling boil over hottest fire. Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire and stir in Certo. Stir and skim for 5 minutes. Pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 12 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).