Our First Batch of Cider


Bless the gentle apple. In spite of a hot, dry summer the Discovery apple tree has yielded a bounty of juicy, delicious fruit. This heritage variety has delicate pink flesh.

But we're not the only ones after the apples. Here's our resident woodpecker at his mischief. What he does is peck a hole in the fruit - not to eat it but to attract bugs, which he returns to dine on later.

I picked a wheelbarrow full in about half an hour.

We chipped the apples an an electric fruit crusher, then filled the press. It went easily at first but took a lot of effort to get the last litre. Thank you, Archimedes, for that useful screw idea.

Enjoying the incredible tangy, sweet taste of fresh cider


We got only about 12 litres of cider from all those apples. It took about 3 hours in all - pleasant work, but still...It really makes me rethink my nonchalance about the rows and rows of bottles of juice I see in the grocery store.

Comments

  1. Those apples look delicious! I imagine the cider is better than anything store-bought!

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  2. What pretty colours on the inside of the apple. I never know they came in different colours.

    Enjoy the cider.

    jane

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  3. Anonymous10:17 PM

    Hello,
    I had the good fortune to spend a couple of days on the True Stitches Ranch recently and actually tasted a glass of that cider. It is AMAZING, not like anything store-bought. And the neighbours pink plum wine wasn't bad either!

    Jean-Pierre

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  4. Anonymous10:14 AM

    It looks lovely but I'm afraid it's not cider.
    Real cider is a strong alcoholic drink, fermented from traditional cider apples known as ‘bittersweet’ or ‘bittersharp’ it seems what you have there is apple juice.
    Lovely all the same :)

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