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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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 Posted - Sep 09 2015 : 4:15:44 PM
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We have 9 apple trees in our yard, my dad has many, my brother and sister too. I finally ordered an apple press and crusher!! yahoo I am so excited. We have the crusher and the press is supposed to be here Saturday. Can't wait to start pressing apples! If anyone has any helpful hints please post them.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2015 : 6:09:45 PM
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Hope you get some great advice on pressing your own cider Michele. I'm sure it will be delicious. It's great you have so many sources to get your apples from. Have fun and let us know how your cider tastes!
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
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PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2015 : 7:52:39 PM
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I love Apple Cider but it doesn't love me for some reason. I can eat apples ok...just not
drink the Cider. I love the smell of it and always want to try again to drink it but then
find myself running for the bathroom. Some people have told me it is the natural pectin on
the apple that I'm allergic to. Beats me what causes it! But it takes some fun out of the
Season for me. Enjoy your Apple Gala!!!
Hugs In a Mug,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month
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Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your *SPARKLE*
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2015 : 04:20:50 AM
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anyone know the difference between apple juice and apple cider? I have researched it some. Apple juice is cooked, apple cider not?? any ideas?
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2015 : 04:47:04 AM
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No ideas Michele, but I love them both! Hope you get some more help here soon.
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2015 : 08:26:56 AM
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I love apple cider but never had it homemade before! Sounds exciting!
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo |
Edited by - Mikki on Sep 10 2015 08:36:02 AM |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Sep 10 2015 : 1:09:57 PM
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Nikki, have fun pressing apples. You will love the fresh cider, yum!
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 06:22:15 AM
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Yummy Michele! Making your own apple cider sounds like fun and it will taste delicious!!! Please post how it all goes when you get your new press this weekend. I am excited to hear how the process goes for you! Enjoy!!
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 11 2015 : 5:27:34 PM
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My apple press arrived today. I got the screw shaft greased and the first coat of food grade poly on the wood basket part. Will do another coat tomorrow morning and let it sit till probably Sunday and give it a try. I can't wait to see how it works. Dawn told me that MJ had a recipe for making ACV in her mag. Will have to look for that. From searching, I have found that fresh juice and cider are the same thing. Juice has the small particles strained out, cider you leave them in. I thought I read somewhere that you can press cranberries too. Anyone ever hear/try that?
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4740 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2015 : 4:18:58 PM
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So glad your pressed arrived for you Michele. Please keep us posted on how you do with it. I'm sure you will have great success and hopefully lots of cider to last the winter. I am curious about the cranberries too. Hope someone lets you know about them.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 5:50:52 PM
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First pressing went well. Figured out we had to cut the apples pretty small for them to go through the crusher. Used 8 different apple varieties and the juice/cider turned out pretty darn good. I canned up 7 jars for juice and froze a milk jug of cider. Most of our apples are cooking apples, but still the juice really does not need any sugar, which was a great surprise. Had roughly 4- 5 gallon buckets of apples an got roughly 4 gallons of juice. The only problem was these darn bees. Not sure what they are but they are not my honey bees. Next pressing will be next sunday hopefully. It is something that goes faster with more hands. Hopefully the kids can all come, have a picnic and press some apples. Lovin my new press.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2015 : 6:19:10 PM
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Wow! You had quite a success your first time with the press. I'm amazed by how much juice you go too. Sorry to hear the bees were bothering you, hope you did't get stung! Next weekend's pressing picnic sounds fun. Hope everyone can make it.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2015 : 04:07:35 AM
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thanks Dawn. I did get stung when I was getting up and pushed my arm down on my leg. ouch. But the juice good!
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2015 : 5:04:23 PM
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Could you find some mosquito netting or a tent and make the cider in there so there are no bee issues?
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2015 : 5:08:27 PM
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Sounds like a real adventure with the cider press. Have fun and good juice drinking this winter.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4216 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2015 : 6:45:28 PM
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Good idea Bonnie. we may just do it inside. it does not make a mess. If we had a screened tent that would be handy. Thanks Linda and Dawn we will enjoy it this winter!
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