Description
Hanepoot is a wonderfully sweet, aromatic grape with a distinctive Muscat flavour.
The golden grapes are delicious eaten fresh and can also be used for jam, jelly, juice, raisins and preserves.
They have a rich, almost honeyed flavour that makes Hanepoot noticeably different from many ordinary supermarket table grapes.
A little tip: Chill them before eating. A cold, ripe Hanepoot grape in summer requires almost no further human interference.
Hanepoot Grape Jam
Ingredients
500 g Hanepoot grapes
300 g sugar
Juice of ½ lemon
Method
Wash the grapes and remove them from the stems.
Place them into a saucepan and gently crush.
Add the sugar and lemon juice.
Cook over a low heat until the sugar dissolves.
Simmer gently until thickened, stirring regularly.
Spoon into a clean sterilised jar.
Tammy’s tip: Keep an eye out for seeds while preparing the grapes. Jam should contain surprises, but preferably flavour-based ones.
