It is scuppernong and muscadine season! Those lovely large purple and bronze (scuppernong) grapes are here. I remember my first taste of the grapes in early September when I visited my family living on the coast of Georgia. My cousin George Ann drove my mom and me to the grape patch. There I was toting my basket and rocking my church lady sombrero style hat with the little veil. Please forgive me, I was 11 years old and you couldn’t tell me that I wasn't looking good!
We picked grapes for about an hour each of us toting over five pounds. I couldn’t wait get them back to the house and wash them off. I popped the first one in my mouth bursting open the skin, eating the sweet mild tasting pulp, and spitting out the skin and seeds. The seeds are extremely bitter and the skin is tough (you can eat the skin), however it was good delicious wonderful fun. One can imagine my excitement today when I went to Shoppers and saw them in stock. $5.00 a quart is steep and nothing beats like picking your own, but it is so worth it.
Health Benefits:
High fiber
Naturally high in polyphenols which are anti-fungals
Cancer fighting properties
Men please eat these grapes: Studies have shown they reduce prostate cancer
Reduce colon cancer
Reduce heart disease
Increased weight loss
And so much
I like these grapes also... so much so that I'm actually trying to grow them right now. Another good 1 with easily peeled skin if you haven't already tried is Kyoho grape. Will be trying to grow those soon too.
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