Well, all I can say is ... the apple cider is absolutely delicious! It is as good as you would hope for considering what you must put into it! But Paul had so much fun and was grinning so big that it wouldn't have mattered if it tasted good or not ... it was worth it to him to just make it!
First of all, you need about a zillion apples. So we picked apples (Paul & I) for a couple of hours on Saturday ... and some pears too so I can make apple/pear chutney. We had a great time because the weather was magnificent. Then we went home and did all the other things we needed to do, which mostly include the garden. (later on that subject!) It was a fairy tale weather weekend, so we couldn't have asked for anything better in that regard.
Sunday morning before 10 AM Charles showed up with the apple press. I was so entertained watching the two of them press apples that I couldn't get anything else accomplished - what a hoot!
You basically mix apples (red and green) so the juice will be sweet ... smush them ... turn them into juice ... press the juice through cheese cloth to get the solid bits out ... heat it up to pasteurize it .... bottle it and chill it ... it really is delicious. Paul is working on making hard cider now ... stay tuned :-) That process sounds easy and quick, but it was a FULL day of work. FUN though ... so it didn't seem like an entire work day!
Oh, and it's really messy too .... sticky has a new definition in our kitchen!
Welcome to our apple world. Tonight I'll make a couple of apple pies and some chutney. If my energy holds out. Fingers crossed. The rain is keeping me quite sleepy!
But if it works out ---- Yum!
Happy Trails!
Paul and Cheri
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