Grape Jelly!! It's not just for PB&J anymore!

I become a fan of grape jelly many years ago when I was making homemade sweet and sour sauce and didn't have any sweet in the cupboards. I was out of sugar, brown sugar and frantic for something sweet... the guests were getting hungry and all I had as grape jelly. It was fantastic!!!!

JJT's Sweet and Sour Sauce:

Juice from one can pineapple chunks.
Vinegar to taste, start w/ just a teaspoon (balsamic is best, apple cider okay, white vinegar is too harsh)
Grape Jelly to taste, equal amounts to the vinegar
salt, pepper

Mix it all together, stirring constantly. It should become a clear, thick sauce after about 5 minutes over medium heat.

If you really want to impress people, add a few of the pineapple chunks to the sauce as well as thinnly sliced carrots. Oh, green onions are good in the sauce too.

Serve over rice and/or chicken

BBQ Sauce w/ grape jelly

Ketchup, as much as you need to cover whatever meat you are serving
Vinegar to taste, start w/ just a teaspoon (balsamic is best, apple cider okay, white vinegar is too harsh)
Grape Jelly to taste, equal amounts to the vinegar
salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder to taste

Throw eveything together in a pot over medium heat, stirring often. You may have to add water if the sauce is too thick.

I never think about grape jelly without thinking of my mother. Sometimes she would have a ham smoked for holiday meals but most of the time she would just pour a jar of grape jelly over the ham and baste it with the jelly and drippins' throughout the cooking process. It is delicious and better than any honey ham you can buy.