Hi everybody. I overheard someone talking in a movie theatre just last night about making muskadine jelly. What is muskadine, never heard of it before and where do you get the plants from?

-- vicky (polarghost101@msn.com), September 01, 2001

Answers

Muscadine is a variety of grape. Not sure, but I assume you can by them anywhere you get grapes.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), September 01, 2001.

Muscadines are a very large type of grape, about twice the size of a regular grape. They don't tolerate very cold winters, so you'll find them mainly in the south.

-- Katherine in KY (KyKatherine@Yahoo.com), September 01, 2001.

Wish you were close..N.Fl. we have a very plentiful supply of muscadine and scuppernong grapes this year. We have made jelly, jam,juice, mead and regular wine and still will have grapes for 3-4 more weeks. They do require mild winters.

-- sandi (msjazt@aol.com), September 01, 2001.

Hello, muscadines are grapes. They have very thick skins, that can be dark purple or bronze (which some people call white). Because the skins are thick they have few pest. They grow also, wild all over the southern states. They make great jams, jellies and wines. They are sweeter than most 'bunch' grapes (or we like to think so-- LOL). You can buy them the vines at most places that have fruit trees & vines but as always, look for varieties that will do well in you zone.I planted 3 vines 2 years ago and got enough to make 6 pints of jelly. I planted 12 more this year and hope that I will have more that enough next year to make jelly/jams for gifts!

-- Debbie T in N.C. (rdtyner@mindspring.com), September 01, 2001.

Muscodine IMHO are Americas'native answer to the Vinera variety of grape. makes a most excellent country table wine.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), September 01, 2001.

muscadimes are not true grapes. they are native to the southeastern US. they can be grown as far north as zone 6 maybe 5 in a hothouse. they used to be available from Stark Bros. Duplin Winery in NC makes some pretty good stuff from them.

-- Pops (cindy556@devil-dog.com), September 02, 2001.

vitis rotundifolia they are a grape but a seperate species from the eouropean and american fox grapes there are also many other minor species of grapes world wide .personaly i think the muscidine is the best of grapes delicious flavor and more disease hardy unfortunatly i am a little north for most varieties od muscadine grapes .Tennesse had a growing wine industry prior to the civil war ,i love muscadine wine it is in my opinion the superor wine grape (of course that will make many wine makers hit the roof). if you are in the south GROW THEM!and check with southern specialized nursuries there are many varieties

-- george darby (windwillow@fuse.net), September 02, 2001.

Thanks everyone for the info, i might try them.

-- vicky (polorghost10`@msn.com), September 02, 2001.

vicky

Just eat a hand full. Hmmmmm better than store bought grapes. LOL

-- Kenneth in N.C. (wizardsplace13@hotmail.com), September 02, 2001.