Fresh Fruit Month

Tuesday is usually my day for Plant Talk. I decided this week to do my Plant Talk later in the week because June is Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month and my friend Judy just sent me a wonderful trellis full of grapes.

So today I'm going to be talking about how to enjoy some fresh fruit.

I suggest you start a grape trellis of your own. Then, when the grapes are ripe, you pick them.

The next step is to crush them.  I’ve heard some people put the grapes in barrels and actually stomp on them, but hey, I’m not getting my paws stained. So I think I’ll use this trusty hammer my friend Rosieangelo gave me to crush my grapes. It might make a mess in my bathtub, but of course I have an assistant who’ll clean that up.

Next you put your grapes in a big cask so they can ferment. This can take a few months to a year or more, but luckily my grapes are small so they ferment quicker.

After a little while, like magic, your grapes have turned into Beaujolais Nouveau. Get a dish of cheese and crackers and a wine glass and enjoy your grapes.