There is nothing better, nothing with a truer taste, in my opinion, than a concord grape. The flavor is so completely “grape” that they are my preferred grape- except for those seeds. Those pesky seeds prevent me from ever buying my favorite grape. Bummer.

As a teenager, I had the patience to sit and spit every single seed into a cup. Some of my fondest memories from high school involve sitting with friends, sharing a huge bowl of concord grapes, and spitting seeds into a cup (I know… doesn’t sound very exciting. I guess I would do anything for that grape flavor).

I had some locally grown concord grapes and was starting to get bummed-out on how long it took to eat the things. The seeds just get in the way. Let’s be honest.

But… Vita-Mix to the rescue!

It was so effortless- I threw grapes into the Vita-Mix (about half-full), added about half as much water (eyeing it) as grapes, turned it up to speed 10, then high.

All you have to do next is pour it through a fine metal sieve and use a spoon to help move the mashy mixture around. In the end, I was left with a little bit of chopped seeds and skin, and a lot of perfectly grapey grape juice.

I drank so much grape juice that day…

I stopped buying orange juice now that I can make it fresh whenever I want it. Here’s the simple recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 blood oranges, peeled
• 1 cup ice