Did you know?

[Gina]

did you know that...........

The story of Welch's began in 1869 in Vineland, New Jersey – when physician and dentist Thomas Bramwell Welch and his son Charles processed the first bottles of "unfermented wine" to use during their church's communion service

I learned this today about how grapefruit juice came into play for communion at church during prohibition.

[vesta111]

did you know that...........

I learned this today about how grapefruit juice came into play for communion at church during prohibition.

I was raised in a small church that held Communion just once a year.    On the back of the pews there were wooden racks with holes in them to hold glasses that looked for all the world like shot glasses.     Grape juice and cut up wonder bread were used for that service.


I have learned in the years following that the only alcoholic wine that was allowed to be purchased in the US  during prohibition was sold to the Catholic Church for Communion.   -----Back then it kept the pews full on Sunday.

[Eupher]

I once belonged to a Lutheran church that offered both wine and grape juice to communion-takers. The wine was on the outer rings of the circular tray and the grape juice toward the center.

But now that I'm back to my Presbyterian church, it's Welch's grape juice all the way.   Oh, and with my current church, we have communion once per month on the first Sunday of the month.

[debk]

You would not believe how many people have told me that I don't know the difference between grape juice and wine, when I have mentioned that we not only have wine at Communion, but it's allowed to be served in the Parish Hall for events. 

"Wine is never served in a church!!! That's a sacriledge!"   


"Wanna bet?" 

[Karin]

Yeah, those stuffy Protestants.  We were Methodist.  Communion once a quarter, Welch's grape juice. 

BTW, sacramental wine did a HUGE booming business during Prohibition.  Also, I read where a winemaker found a loophole.  Sold the unfermented juice in bottles, with a big warning label:  WARNING!  THIS PRODUCT WILL FERMENT AND TURN INTO WINE." 

[Celtic Rose]

We have wine for communion, every Sunday, and on occasional weekdays 

[Gina]

Yeah, those stuffy Protestants.  We were Methodist.  Communion once a quarter, Welch's grape juice. 

BTW, sacramental wine did a HUGE booming business during Prohibition.  Also, I read where a winemaker found a loophole.  Sold the unfermented juice in bottles, with a big warning label:  WARNING!  THIS PRODUCT WILL FERMENT AND TURN INTO WINE." 

We have communion every month, not quarter.  Hubby and son always say "Breakfast!" when they see it set up at front.  They are asses