Scuppernong Juice – State Fruit of North Carolina

According to the North Carolina Secretary of State:

The General Assembly of 2001 designated the Scuppernong grape as the official State Fruit (Session laws, 2001, c. 488).

The first grape to be actively cultivated in the United States, the Scuppernong is a variety of muscadine grape. It was named for the Scuppernong River, which runs from Washington County to the Albemarle Sound. The Roanoke colonists are believed to have discovered the Scuppernong “Mother Vineyard,” a vine that is now over 400 years old and has a trunk more than two feet thick.

Grape cultivation is a small but growing part of the North Carolina economy.

Scuppernong Juice Ingredients

• 3 pounds scuppernong or other muscadine grapes, crushed
• 1 cup water

Directions for making Scuppernong Juice

1. Bring ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan.
2. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
3. Pour mixture through a double thickness of damp cheesecloth, discard solids.
4. To serve as a juice to drink, stir in 1 1/4 cups sugar and chill.

Yield 3 1/2 cups.

Recipe courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture

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Scuppernong Grape – North Carolina’s State Fruit
Learn more about the history of North Carolina’s state fruit.
Source: ClassBrain’s State Reports

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2. blue stilton cheese says:

   September 29, 2011 at 11:55 am

   Ahh…very informative post! I will definitely keep that in mind..grape juice is what I serve to my kids everytime they come home from school with their ham and blue stilton cheese sandwich..while my husband and I drink the wine, my kids drink grape juice.