I feel a kinship with you. I have 12 children, 8 biological and 4 adopted from foster care. We have a 80 acre ranch where we raise cattle and sheep. We have a large garden. I am tired right now because I have been making tomato paste for the last two days, home schooling the youngest children and doing appointments since I am a midwife. I smile when I watch you work. It’s all so familiar.

I love when you share your childhood memories while you are sharing your heritage and your knowledge.

It hadn't occurred to me to turn concord grapes into canned juice concentrate until I saw you do it. My sister always gives away her grapes, and so this past summer, when she offered them to me, I accepted them all. 40 lbs. of grapes! I don't have a steam juicer, so I cooked them in my stock pot, with a tiny bit of water, not long, just until the juice was released. Then I put them through the food mill, let the juice settle. Then I scooped out the juice, strained it through a colander lined with a nut bag. I canned the juice concentrate without adding any extra water or sugar. We love it! When we open a quart of it, we dilute it in the jug with water to taste, and drink it without any sugar added at all. I turned the deseeded grape pulp into a jam. It was all pretty time consuming but so worth it! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

Love the stories you tell about grandma and the tips you give us. My parents did not live on a farm. My grandparents lived on a farm in their youth, but have passed now, so we have lost all that precious information. We appreciate all of the information you share.

I love that you honor your fire bearers by talking about your childhood memories.

Wow, I wish I had half your energy Ruth Ann. I love that some things are treats in your home. Growing up in the 50's, ice cream, pop or chips were all treats, to be had occasionally.

Oh my soul, the goggles!! I laughed right out loud! 🇨🇦

It's so good that the children know where food (and juice) comes from and the work involved to prepare whole foods. I've always loved seeing the beautiful vineyard with the little church there in the midst! So picturesque! 🍇 💒

I love watching your son pick the grapes! Reminds me of the harvest in Israel when I picked grapes! Enjoy!

I love the picture of grapes and the church

My husband and I chuckled about the story with the lunch sacks in the grape orchard. Such a sweet story and a precious memory you have. I did not know how a steam juicer worked so thank you for showing that.

I mean it just doesn’t get any cuter than those two with those goggles🤣

The boys are so cute. How much fun.

Popcorn goggles…brilliant! Reminds me of when my boys put on their dirt bike goggles to mow the lawn when it gets so dry and dusty.

The way your children work together is inspiring! You also give great tips for homesteaders! It's a blessing every time I watch one of your videos!

I am so glad that I found your video. This is my first year of having an amazing harvest. I tried cold press juicing but this vastly changes the color of grape juice to an unsavory color. So I tried the steamer and it changed everything. I thought for sure I was going to need to water bath the jars. I did just like you do… I kept my jars hot, lids everything ready. Then when I poured the hot juice into each jar, wiped rims & place buttons and screw tops…. They sealed perfectly too. I tried to de-stem, but it was such a chore with 120 pounds of grapes by myself. I did not add sugar because I wanted the option to turn the juice into jelly as well. I ended up washing all the grapes and steaming the grape bunches instead. My quest is to find like minded women like you to can food with. Enjoy the company and divide the work. I have yet to find a canning friend. I pray for one-I dearly want to find a friend who loves and believes in doing these things-I’ve yet to find one in MD

Loved your story about the paper bags. Those are good memories. Thank you for sharing even though it made me cry. :)

I know this is an older upload but, I love it!! I'm over in Sweden and I don't have grapes, unless I buy them in the store and that means, they are way out of my budget... Oh well... Instead, since I live out on our homestead in the country/forest, I have our own strawberries, raspberries both in the garden and wild, blueberries throughout the forest as well as cranberries and so much more that I harvest from nature. I do a similar recipe for juice concentrate as you do but, with the strawberries, blueberries etc. It's wonderful to be able to enjoy these "luxuries" during the winter months.

You talked me into buying a steam juicer and I love it. At this moment I'm steaming strawberries and canning juice and jelly. It saves on wasted fresh fruit. At the end of every week I freeze the over rope fresh fruit we have left and freeze it. When I have enough grapes, peaches etc I juice them. No more wasting fresh fruit!

I so love my steam juicer! Our neighbors give us their apples and plums. My niece just informed me she has grapes I can have..

What a fun family night !

I love your videos and your stories from childhood! Thank you for all your knowledge and wisdom!

Thanks for demonstrating the use of the steam juicer. I just got one and watching you do it first has certainly built up my confidence. I learn so much from you. 👍🏻👍🏻

My grandparents lived in the country and we would visit them every weekend when I was a kid. Every scrap (even coffee grounds!) were saved for the pigs. They ate everything. :)

I love a good steam juicer. Works great with apples also

Ohh I have Concord grapes! It’s only second year in the ground but I got 8 pints of jelly from them this year! Hoping next year is bigger and better and that I can get myself one of these steam juicers!

Your anecdote about your grandmother covering the grapes was interesting. I am not a gardener, and there is sooo much I do not know. I watch a channel that originates in China, a housewife whose father has hundred of peach trees on a mountain; he covers every single peach with a small bag! And, boy, do they look wonderful! That was the first I knew about actually covering fruit to prevent parasites and bird damage. Thank you for the fun.

That grape 🍇 juice looks so good. Love watching the kids making popcorn LOL. Thank you for sharing and explaining everything.

Nothing beats fresh popcorn. Cute , the goggles are good idea . Is there something special about your grape juice other then it bring fresh homemade that y’all drink it often? I’ve always thought grape juice was pretty tart . I love hearing your stories of you with your mom and grandmother. Also the crickets and wind chime. So peaceful . You explaining how you go things special because that’s how your family likes it even though it’s more work for you. That makes me smile and I pray they appreciate all that you do for them. True blessing

I love all of your videos, everything that you do and your precious children. You have taught me alot of new, better ways to do things. We have 54 blueberry bushes, we freeze lots, make homemade jelly and jams. Have you ever made blueberry juice or strawberry juice?

So fun! I make grape juice every year. My friends mother used to juice it all, but now is having health issues so I do the grapes now. I never thought of the juice as a concentrate 🤔 I will go try it right now!

Your grapes are gorgeous!!!

My mom puts 1 cup of grapes and a little bit of sugar in a quart jar fills it with water and water baths the whole works and it tastes just like Welch's. I've never seen a juice maker like that.

I love your childhood stories and I’m blessed by them because it brings back my own childhood memories!!

You are an amazing mother.

Love the stories you share about how, what, where and why you’ve learned what you know.

Man that would’ve been so handy back in the day!!

My second year doing it this way and it’s the best grape juice ever! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

I’ve never even heard of a steam juicer before. That’s so cool.

This is so cool! I need to save up for one of those steam juicers while I wait for my grapes to mature 😊

I wondered if you had a steamer juicer! I love mine - I especially love making my salsa in it. The tomato juice that comes out is so yummy and is a bonus to making salsa this way.

i love the way you are raising you kids.. you are awesome..

I would love to see your pantry at the end of the season, all the hard work that goes into it, incredible

The boys in goggles had me cracking up!!! And now I just want to find grapes and a steam juicer just to make grape juice even though I have no need for that lol! I will be ordering lids through your link though so thank you for that recommendation!!

they are soooo cute

I'm so happy I found your channel the other day ❤️ You and your family are beautiful people. Thank you

The goggles were hilarious!! Good thinking! ❤

Thank you Ruth Ann for posting. I love your videos ❤😊.

Gosh that juice looks so delicious !!!!! Very fortunate to have Concord grapes near to where you live…we used to have to wait until the baskets got to the stores when i was young…mom made jam and jelly from them….but I loved eating them the best…the sweet skins and sour insides! Yum. And a fun popcorn night….my favourite snack! Xoxoxox

Wow I never thought about making homemade grape 🍇 juice exciting

I love my steam juicer too! When I make my popcorn, I add the salt to the popper with the oil and it sticks to the kernels better with less waste. Sometimes instead of salt I add a little brown sugar for a caramel kettle flavor. I look forward to your raspberry jam with no pectin video.

I was ready to make my grape juice today when your video came up and I watched it first. I do mine a bit differently in that I let the juice hose run into a fine strainer and into a pot (sitting on a stool as yours does), which I frequently empty and strain again before pouring into a large stock pot. This way I eliminate any fine seeds that might slip through. The big pot of juice is heated, sweetened, bottled in quart jars (that better suits our family size) and water bathed. Process takes a bit longer but it's ready to be diluted with another jar and bit of water. Just can't beat homemade grape juice.

You are a good MoM., Learning is growing 8-3-2023❤

I just adore your channel!!

Fun to see canning grape juice! Grew up doing it with my mom.

That’s a lot of grape goodness! Lol! Plus a lot of work!!

My husband’s family owns and operates a grape vineyard (Sovereign Coronations and a variety of wine grapes) so we enjoy fresh grapes every year. I usually borrow my sister in law’s steam juicer but last year, my husband pressed the juice and it tasted even better! We froze it so that it stayed in its raw form. I do like to can the steamed juice and plan on doing both methods this year.

That was so fun to watch the boys help 🙂

My dad grew concord Grapes and made juice and grape Jelly

Really enjoy your channel! You have a awesome family. Your content is so helpful! Thank you.

I am so excited I found your video! I have my mother's seam juicer but haven't used it. So thank you!!! I got a great deal on grapes and can't wait to can them!

I love your videos. They give me the courage to try new things in the kitchen. We now regularly have homemade soft sourdough, stovetop popcorn, and a whole host of more natural, healthy options in our home, thanks to you! I also started hosting a drop for Azure Standard 🤣 our whole community has access to awesome products all because I learned about them From you! Now. For the real question: who does your family root for in the NFL? We’re a Bills family here in WNY. :)

I have never heard of a steam juicer! I may want to invest in one now. I usually put my fruit in jar, top with water and then into canner. After a few months the juice is ready. Your technique has instant results😊

Amazing

My book said to add a little bit of sugar sprinkled over the grapes because it would have them release their juices faster

Love-love the resourcefulness of your boys. Who would have thought to use goggles? How much water do you usually add to make grape juice. Last year, someone gave me 2 - 5 gallon buckets of grapes. I didn't have a steamer, so I put them through my cone-shaped food strainer. Lots of work separating the seeds and skins. Then I made grape jam. When I was too tired to make more jam, I canned up the grape juice in my water bath canner. So I have grape juice concentrate on my shelf.

I love seeing your kids through the different years and to see them change. Now I see how the juicer works . I’m wondering if other fruits can be juiced in this same manner?

Handsome young man 🎉, thank you know I'll know what to do with them except, tinctures of the seed and drinking the juice

WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE HAND CRANK POPPERS AND HAVE GIVEN ONE TO ALL OF OUR ADULT. CHILDREN FAMILIES BECAUSE. THEY HAVE SUCH GGREAT MEMORIES AS KIDS CRANKING THAT POPPER. HOMEGROWN POPCORN IN BACON GREESE IS AWESOME, ❤❤

So, because the juice is hot, you don't have to water bath it? This is great news! Thank you!

Exactly what I do

Question of the day - how are you holding up the hose? I have the same juicer and it's almost time for grapes here and mine drips so this would be an awesome fix to keep the juice where it is supposed to be until I need it . . . You are such a blessing to me - I am getting green beans ready to can while I am watching you prepare food for your family - - - Proverbs 31 shines in you my dear!

Blessings ❤️

Hi Ruth Ann, How 🤔 are you doing today? I like your floral arrangement, caddy.

I now only use for jars lids! Love them. I almost got a steam juicer but life changed. Will save my pennies and get one. What other fruit have you juiced with it?

We don’t grow grapes down south where I live but do have muscadine and scuppernongs. We planted a few vines last year and hope to add more this year. One day muscadine juice will be in our future!

I prefer the steam juicer with the faucet

Thankyou so much, good video! I did not know how much water and sugar to add to the concentrate to make it drinkable😊

Love your channel and watching your family grow. Such a blessing! Can you go ahead and ad the sugar and water and can it that way so you don't have to mix it? I realize it would take more jars but I won't be making as much as you did. Would there be a different process for the canning portion?

Love you and what u stand for have a question how long does it take you to make your juice

Where can I buy 🤔 a caddy like yours to put flowers 💐 in?

I have a muscadine grapes just getting ripe. They are very dark purple. Can I make juice with those? I have a steamer similar to yours, so I’m feeling excited! Zone nine Florida

Can you use this juice to make jelly?

Based on an average yield, how many grapevines do you have planted that will take care of your family’s great juice for a year thanks

Can you add sugar to the concentrated juice in the jar, then just add water?

What type of lids are you using?

Can you also make orange juice?

How long does it last expired? After made? 3 week?

Hi! Do you add sugar to the jars or straight grape juice? Do you add sugar later? Or skip all together? Also, is the juice or concentrate? I made grape juice without a steam juicer last year (very long and tedious process. Got a steam juicer this year😂) and added sugar. It was a concentrate. Then I’d just mix with water and get juice. It was delicious. I’m trying to adapt to the steam juicer method and hopefully get a very similar product.

So you don’t put any sugar in your juice. Thanks for showing your method!

Can't hear you.turn your mik on

That music in the background WHILE you are talking is annoying. :(