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Grape Sorbet Generally, grapes begin to turn bad before I am able to eat all of them. So I freeze them to use later in recipes such as this one. You can use any type of grapes for this recipe, just as long as they're seedless. I have taken the seeds out of Concord grapes to make grape sorbet, and although it was rather time-consuming, the Concord grape sorbet was delicious. The color and sweetness of the grape sorbet will be determined by the type of grapes that you use. Ingredients: 3 cups of frozen Sweet Sapphire seedless grapes, moon drop seedless grapes, or any other type of seedless grapes will work. If you'll be using a variety of smaller grapes, you'll need about 4 cups of them. 4 to 6 tablespoons of Splenda or regular sugar (the amount will depend on the tartness of the grapes). 2 to 4 teaspoons of grape juice (grape juice will make the grape sorbet turn a prettier purple color). (You can use orange, pineapple, or lemon juice.) Instructions: First, you'll want t...

Homemade Piquette   Living life with zero waste and sustainability has become a new normal for a lot of people. For example, I try to upcycle as much as possible. Recently, I made concord grape jam, jelly, and concord grape juice from the grapes that I harvested. Today I will be explaining more about how I made Piquette from upcycling all the grape leftovers.  The grape leftovers (skins, seeds, stems) are known as pomace. It's been utilized to make a diluted wine called Piquette for years. Piquette is a low-alcohol drink made by mixing grape leftovers and water then going through the fermentation process. The wine becomes a nice fizzy drink. With an alcohol content of 4 to sometimes over 10 ABV depending on how long the wine is left to ferment. I make Piquette and have gotten the alcohol content of 10 ABV and sometimes over that. Technically, Piquette is not wine, but it closely resembles it once it's a finished product. So how did I make Piquette?  I went through the pro...

Piquette   Living life with zero waste and sustainability has become a new normal for a lot of people. For example, I try to upcycle as much as possible. Recently, I made concord grape jam, jelly, and concord grape juice from the grapes that I harvested. Today I will be explaining more about how I made Piquette from upcycling all the grape leftovers.  The grape leftovers (skins, seeds, stems) are known as pomace. It's been utilized to make a diluted wine called Piquette for years. Piquette is a low-alcohol drink made by mixing grape leftovers and water then going through the fermentation process. The wine becomes a nice fizzy drink. With an alcohol content of 4 to sometimes over 10 ABV depending on how long the wine is left to ferment. I make Piquette and have gotten the alcohol content of 10 ABV and sometimes over that. Technically, Piquette is not wine, but it closely resembles it once it's a finished product. So how did I make Piquette?  I went through the ...