I was just thinking

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:38 am

I was just thinking and it occurred to me that everytime I see grapes represented they are purple but I have never had purple grapes before. I have had green grapes and red grapes but never purple grapes. The only things that I have seen close to purple in a grape are raisins and grape jelly. Are there really purple grapes or not? Because if so I have never seen them before.

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:42 am

Yes, there are purple grapes

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:44 am

Then where are they? They must not get sold up here in New York because all I ever see are green and red grapes.

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:52 am

Purple grapes are seen less as most varieties still have seeds, unlike most reds and greens. Many breeds are used in wine making and the color ranges from a bluish purple, to almost black and they are more round in shape. Reds and greens have a more elongated form.

http://www.guideduvin.com/cepages/pn1.php

There is a nice bunch for you.
:wink:

I'm more partial to eating reds, especially frozen.

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:55 am

So they do exist. :shock:

They look a lot like big blueberries.

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 1:58 am

Hah, not nearly so messy to gather though. LOL

Fortunately the seeds are easy to remove, being of a fairly good size.

rklenseth · Postby **rklenseth** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 2:03 am

Yes, blueberries are quite messy. They'll stain your hands bluish purple for about a day.

sammigurl61190 · Postby **sammigurl61190** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:57 am

I only like seedless green ones, preferrably without the skins. And I've never had blueberries--what do they taste like?

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are the king of red grapes. If you've never heard of Cabernets, which are made from Cabernet grapes (the main type of red grapes) then you must be living in a hole! LOL Gamay grapes are another type of red grapes--light and fruity. Syrah is another type of red grapes. Red grapes are usually made into wine, as I've seen it, then eaten by itself, although certain varieties are very delicious as a fruit.

new.vogue.nightmare · Postby **new.vogue.nightmare** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:03 am

YOU'VE NEVER HAD BLUEBERRIES?!?!?!? *faints*

sammigurl61190 · Postby **sammigurl61190** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:09 am

Isn't that what I said? LOL My mom says their nasty, and it sounds like it.

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:24 am

Tsk. You poor thing.

new.vogue.nightmare · Postby **new.vogue.nightmare** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:26 am

I sometimes eat them until I get the runs o_____o That's like a whole container of 'em, plus some more. *meeps*

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:30 am

Way more than I needed to know there hon. :lol:

I remember growing up and going to the blueberry farms in Michigan where you could pick your own by the bushel full.

My favorite thing is to mix blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and boysenberries with some fresh whipped cream and a little sugar.

new.vogue.nightmare · Postby **new.vogue.nightmare** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 7:54 am

*salivates*

Pirate Lass · Postby **Pirate Lass** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 9:11 am

Hey now watch where your salivating. :roll:

I knew someone who made a blueberry cordial - now that was interesting. Of course he's made cordials out of anything that might possibly come out tasty. *grin* Not to mention a few nice meads and ales.

Though it was weird when he handed me a mug of his "berry stout" and it had a purple head. Something very very wrong with that, though it tasted pretty good.

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