My secret grape jelly stash from McDonald’s.
Actually I have two grape jelly secrets. The first is that it is a surprising ingredient in our Mystery Mayo, the doenjang dressing in Koreatown A Cookbook and in this collection which aptly describes it as “bright, lightly colored and super fruity”. (I’m very close to trying her Grape Jelly Ritz Cracker Icebox Cake which is just what it sounds like.)
But I’m unlikely to use grape jelly as a condiment, not when I have Frog Hollow Orange Marmalade and some sunny apricot jam made from fruit picked at its peak in a Northern California orchard. And there’s no room in my pantry for a product used only occasionally and in small quantities. Which brings me to the second secret:
Yes, I know it is really grape jam (because it has pulp in it vs being strained) but “grape jelly” sounds more appealing.
You can get grape jelly FREE with the McDonalds mobile app. In fact, it appears you can order it as a condiment, add it to your bag, then check out with nothing else which means “no payment necessary “ per the checkout screen. But that’s too much chutzpah even for Burnt My Fingers. So we request 3 packets each time we get the excellent McGriddle with bacon and cheese or with sausage and cheese and stash them away for future use. Pretty soon I’ll have enough for Crockpot Meatballs with Grape Jelly Sauce!
