Grapple

[Eden]

Sounds like if you wanted to do it in a healthy way you could slice up an apple and marinate it in grape juice (I'd add a little lemon too - keep the apples from browning)

[bmccasland]

The idea of a crunchy grape intrigues me...

Frozen grapes are crunchy...

just trying to be helpful.

[firenze11]

Frozen grapes are crunchy...

just trying to be helpful.

And delicious, too! I just bought some pre-frozen ones today, actually. But in the summer when grapes don't cost like $800/lb. I put them in the freezer sometimes. They're like tiny fresh popsicles.

I saw some grapples a few months ago. I was very curious about them and found the smell kind of off-putting and overly strong. I couldn't figure out what the heck they were supposed to be and how they got that way. Then I read the case. Interesting idea, though.

[emily_in_nc]

Grapples = a solution without a problem

I mean, why????? Who comes up with this stuff?

Emily

[Mr. Bloom]

Unintended consquence:

They fill the room with a sweet grape smell.

A replacement for perfumed potpourri?

[latelatebloomer]

I remember my first encounter with a grapple - I was in the produce section looking for the healthiest choices and I smelled this terrible phony chemical "grape" smell - and there they were. Yet another sign of the apocalypse...

[tulip]

Ever try muscadine grapes? They are the native grape to the southeast US. They are big and round and they have thick skin which is best not eaten (just bite and squirt the inside into your mouth and discard the skin). They taste like grape Crush!

They don't ship well, so I doubt they are available in far off places, but if you can find them, they are a treat.

[Tuckervill]

I don't remember not eating the skins!

The great part about muscadine is they grow wild all over, if you know where to look!

Karen

[tulip]

For the uninitiated, the skins might seem a bit much, if you're used to regular store grapes. I actually don't mind the skins, they add a bit of tartness.

Yes, I love finding them along old farm fences.

[GLC1968]

My husband is a huge fan of Muscadines. I can't stand them...they stink to me. They smell like diesel fuel.

[OakLeaf]

Mmm, muscadines.

[Tuckervill]

I think we have a muscadine vine on our back fence, but because of a rogue tree that gives it too much shade, it doesn't produce. Or maybe it's done producing, I dunno.

Karen

[crazycanuck]

Frozen Grapes
Grapple..

eh???

[Mr. Bloom]

I think we have a muscadine vine on our back fence, but because of a rogue tree that gives it too much shade, it doesn't produce. Or maybe it's done producing, I dunno.

Karen

I grew up with one on an arbor next to our kitchen window...all it needs is morning sun...and it will grow and grow and grow and grow.

I liked the effect of sun filtered through the green leaves because we were too lazy to trim it...

Frozen Grapes
Grapple..

eh???

I like frozen grapes a lot.

[bmccasland]

CC - I was introduced to them on MS training rides. One of the volunteers that ran a rest-stop would have frozen grapes for us. On a hot day, very refreshing. They had been in her icechest for a while, so weren't rock solid. Since it's summer in your part of the world, take a bunch of grapes, rinse, pat dry, freeze, and eat! Cold crunchy snack that's good for you.

I eat frozen blueberries too. Started that when I was a kid living in Michigan, and a neighbor (who I babysat for) brough ME a whole gallon of berries from her father's farm. I promptly froze them, then would raid the freezer all summer long for my snacks. Mrs.E. also brought berries for the family - which Mom made into muffins and pancakes, but I got a whole gallon all my own.