We have several apple trees and usually end up giving most of them away. There are only so many apples two people can eat! This year we bought an apple press and decided to make cider. We had the grand kids over, the weather was perfect and boy was it fun!
First up - picking....
....and carrying them back to Papa in the garage.
Even their dog, Rusty, got in on it....though he was more about fetching and eating! :)
Back in the garage grinding and pressing. We ended up with 8 gallons. Hubs and I pressed another 4 gallons on a different day.
Sent several gallons home with the kids. Reduced a half gallon down to 1/2 cup and made apple cider caramels with it - soooooo good! And the rest went in the freezer.
Oh and a week ago a mama black bear and two cubs came and ate all the apples that had fallen on the ground! Got to actually watch them do it...such a treat.
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It was so much fun! This better become an October tradition, because I loved it!
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