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  • Traditional Cherokee Grape Dumplings

    Grape dumplings are a part of Cherokee and Choctaw cooking that were originally made with wild possum grapes. They are called possum grapes because they are sour "playing possum" until after the first freeze when they become sweet. They are mostly made now with concord grape juice.

    Cherokee and Choctaw recipes differ slightly. These are Cherokee and are formed from a soft dough made from AP flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and grape juice which is rolled out on a heavily floured surface, cut into bite sized pieces and cooked in a pot of simmering grape juice. The flour from the dumplings thickens the juice into a sweet sauce that is very interesting served over ice cream.

    Grape Dumplings plated with vanilla ice cream makes for an extraordinary dessert


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    Very cool! Down her they are called "River Bank" or "muscadine" grapes. They defiantly change with the first frost but usually the birds eat them before any frost. They are everywhere, never thought to put in a freezer for a bit! They are bitter pre frost!
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    • #3
      Very interesting Mark. Thanks for the info. I was wondering if that frost thing was real and had no idea about the birds but it makes sense
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      • #4
        Yea it real for all grapes. In Germany they have Icewine, only made with grapes that have been frosted or frozen! Very sweet.
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        • #5
          That looks great. Muscadine vines are everywhere around here. I really like what you did with them.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by gracoman View Post
            I'd love to try this dish... it looks wonderful!
            I really like your posts, they are always spot on and very informative. Keep it up!


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            • #7
              Gotta give this a go gig!
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