I had three apples from my tree this year....up by two on last year! I can't complain, it was a gift...but I think I will be getting one or two more trees this year!
Oh what lovely cider/juice of apples! I had a few cups of cider that had to be tossed after 4 days of no refrigeration - sad. When I opened the jug to throw it down the drain it had started to ferment. I should have seen if it was any good.
I bottle then process it...water bath from cold then hold at 190⁰F for 20 minutes before fully closing the lids. Insulation tape around the lid, then cool on its side...you see if you have any leakers then...and when cool dip the taped lids in wax. It will keep for over a year or two at least..This must be pasteurization... My daughter does it by holding the juice at temperature then filling hot bottles but I prefer this way
Lovely juice! We usually make cider, using an old fashioned press. None made this year, but still plenty in the cellar from last year. We put the apples through the press, then heat the juice to just boiling, skim it, jar it up, and process in a water bath canner.
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We didn't get enough this year to do anything other than eat them.
ReplyDeleteAn apple a day each only lasted a week!
I had three apples from my tree this year....up by two on last year! I can't complain, it was a gift...but I think I will be getting one or two more trees this year!
Delete...I plan to make an apple pie this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever made Scrumpy?
ReplyDeleteTried once a long long time ago..not very successful
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLots of good vitamins in that apple juice!
ReplyDeleteOh what lovely cider/juice of apples! I had a few cups of cider that had to be tossed after 4 days of no refrigeration - sad. When I opened the jug to throw it down the drain it had started to ferment. I should have seen if it was any good.
ReplyDelete2 gallons of fresh apple juice with no preservatives is really good.
ReplyDeleteNice work.
Do you drink it as apple juice or do you ferment it?
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a few bottles at least
I bottle then process it...water bath from cold then hold at 190⁰F for 20 minutes before fully closing the lids.
DeleteInsulation tape around the lid, then cool on its side...you see if you have any leakers then...and when cool dip the taped lids in wax.
It will keep for over a year or two at least..This must be pasteurization...
My daughter does it by holding the juice at temperature then filling hot bottles but I prefer this way
I bet that was a lot of work! (Especially including the steam cleaning.)
ReplyDeleteThe steam cleaning was the easy bit Steve! Like a little vacuum cleaner, but it pushes out steam instead of sucking!!...with a cloth pad over the head
DeleteLovely juice! We usually make cider, using an old fashioned press. None made this year, but still plenty in the cellar from last year. We put the apples through the press, then heat the juice to just boiling, skim it, jar it up, and process in a water bath canner.
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