My sister sent these jars of jelly to me for Christmas. A friend of hers made them. I have them sitting on my kitchen window ledge. Some of them are familiar flavors like Peach Marmelade, Pear and Strawberry but there is one that I have never heard of, Muscadine. Is this a southern name for a familiar flavor like grape? What do you think?
These jars represent alot of hard work. I have really enjoyed having them where the sun can shine through their jewel colors.
I've said before that I don't know how my decorating style should be defined. I am drawn to a country look where I love having my Grandma's aprons hanging on a hook, baskets displayed above the kitchen cabinets and jelly jars set out on the window ledge.
Then I decorate like this in the living room
The sofas are a little more shabby than chic but I don't think it would be a good investment to get new right now. The littlest one in the family is banned from scissors until she is 6. There are suspicious "wear and tear" areas.
I had some birthday money that was burning a hole in my pocket. I went to Hobby Lobby and picked out an assortment of flowers for this wreath.
11 comments:
Not even the little blunt ended ones??
I can just imagine that yummy jelly on homemeade bread! :) It looks so pretty, too...
Your living room looks very lovely...As far as your "style"~~maybe you are a combination.(Rachel could probably tell you! :))Great job on the wreath!
Hope that you are having a good day!
Martha, Muscadine is a type of grape down here, also there is another one that starts with an 's' but I can't remember it just now. Your wreath looks nice.
I love the look of your jars. You do a good job.
We ate muscadines when we lived in Alabama. They looked like large grapes.
I love your striped couches!
I think it's perfectly acceptable to mix styles! The jelly looks very yummy!
It was so fun to find your sister on FB!
Hi, I've started reading your blog. Read the post about play dough. Yeah, I made some long ago. I feel sure the salt is what makes it dry over time. Salt sucks up moisture. The stuff burnt my hands though, with so much salt.
Muscadine is a grape.
I just a few days ago braved my way to making a blog site. Afraid it's not going too well. I cannot get a picture into the page after several tries, Music? counters? labels/headings? Links to other sites? videos? Overwhelming - don't think I'll ever figure any of that out. So far, I just write.
I got brave after reading blog of Ediface Rex - One amazing woman in my book. really a good blog & an all around very talented young woman You might check her site out. she's building her own home.
I look forward to yours too.
Eng 101 - what is this study?
Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are a grapevine species native to the present-day southeastern United States that has been extensively cultivated since the 16th Century. They have been called the The passion fruit of the south ... They are recognized mostly in the southeastern regions and their range in the United States extends from New York south to Florida, and west to Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas. They are well adapted to their native warm and humid climate; they need fewer chilling hours than better known varieties and they thrive on summer heat.
The muscadine berries range from bronze to dark purple to black in color when ripe. They have skin sufficiently tough that eating the raw fruit often involves biting a small hole in the skin to suck out the pulp inside. Muscadines are not only eaten fresh, but also are used in making wine, juice, and jelly.
just thought i'd share a little detailed info with ya... ;-) ~your 'other' southern frind
Thank you all for leaving comments as to what a muscadine is. Very interesting. I had no idea. I think it is painfully obvious that I'm not a southerner. Apparently it is common knowledge if you are from the south. My parents are moving to the south so I will be further educated I'm sure :-)
Martha, I left a VERY LONG comment the other day about my intense love for muscadine (pronounced muskydine in AR) jam that mother made when I was at home...but I see that it didn't post! I'm having a hard time recapturing the excitement of the moment, so I'll just say...you lucky girl! Enjoy it!
I grew up in AL and ate muscadines all my life. They grow wild all over the place in the south. We used to throw up sticks to knock them loose from the tree tops! My Mom still makes jelly, juice, jam, etc. when she gets a big batch. You do have to bite the skin, then it slides into your mouth, and you don't chew it. The seeds are bigger than regular grapes, and if you bite into them, they are bitter. I have been in OK for 25 years and have not seen muscadines here. Maybe they grow in the southeastern part of this state better than up in the northeast. The other wild grape like fruit in the south is the scuppernog. Wish I had some now!
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