His aunt makes the most wonderful grape jam. Turns out we have the same type of grapes growing in our own yard so we will make our own batch.

"Then what will I give you guys for Christmas?" she teases. She gives the best kinds of gifts, you see.

It is discovered that this is not some heirloom recipe - simply the instructions found inside a package of CERTO.

To peel a concord grape, one only has to pinch. Frosted, sweet purple skin splits, giving birth to tart green flesh. A bowl peeled will leave you sticky from fingertip to elbow.