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05/27/2011 National Grape Popsicle Day Grape Popsicles

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Recipe Introduction

I'm very picky about my Popsicles (always capitalize it, it's a brand name). There are flavors I love and flavors I hate, and it bugs me when I have to buy a box of mixed flavors and there's also a flavor in there I don't particularly care for. My favorites are grape and orange, and I can do without cherry, thank you, but those are the three flavors you get in a typical box. If someone at Popsicle could make a box filled with nothing buy grape and orange, I would appreciate it. (Oh, and if you try to eat an orange Popsicle or root beer or even a Fudgsicle, the frozen treats police will be at your door, so be careful.) Slash Food

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HOME COOKIN’ 05/27/2011 National Grape Popsicle Day Grape Popsicles



Grape Popsicles


1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, cut in half
4 1/2 cups white grape juice*
*Purchase this or make your own with instructions below.


Recipe



1. Divide the grape halves among the pop molds. Pour in the grape juice and insert the sticks. Freeze for at least 6 hours.

2. Remove from the freezer, let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before removing the pops from the molds.

*For homemade grape juice: Wash four cups of white grapes (about 6 pounds) and discard any that aren't firm. In batches, with a potato masher, mash the grapes so that all of them are popped. Put them in a large pot and add 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring and smashing the grapes occasionally. Remove from the heat and pour through a fine-mesh sieve or a colander lined with several layers of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth. Add 1/2 cup sugar and stir until dissolved. Chill in refrigerator for at least 10 minutes before using the juice for popsicles.