I always love this time of year, when the last of the fruit comes off the trees and the leaves start to fall. For the last 3 or 4 years, we have had the blessing of getting to spend a Saturday with our good neighbors and pressing apples into fresh juice. It is the most amazing juice, and we enjoy it all year through thanks to a REALLY big freezer :)
It occurred to me this year that I have never taken pictures of the process, and that with as much as my kids love it, it really should be documented, so here are a few shots of our apple
juicing day.
This year we turned about 15 bushels of apples into 41 gallons of fresh apple cider.
Craig and Logan (in his jammies) picking apples in the crisp early morning air.
The girls think that the best part of juicing apples is eating the apple foam that accumulates as you grind and press the apples. They were all sticky from ear to ear. :)
Here is a shot of our good neighbor and his wonderful apple press. And Logan, patiently waiting for more juice....
If you were wondering about this amazing machine, here is a website you can check it out at:
3 comments:
mmmmm that looks so yummy! We are jealous every year!
how cool! i did check out the cider press site, but didn't see prices. this is a definite interest of my husband's! we'll have to wait though, until we're settled in a new place, hopefully with a few apple trees!
Anna- here is the one my neighbor has, I had to dig a little, but I found the price on another page. They are spendy, but well worth it.
https://www.happyvalleyranch.com/node/12
By the way, there is a free give away on the site, in the bottom right corner of the home page, you can enter to win the very same model, they do the drawing on Dec. 24th.
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