Ahhhh...our very first weekend of apple pressing is over and we all had so much fun! For once in my life, I'm not being sarcastic; the whole process was genuinely interesting. PRH and my brother, Pete, pressed 6 bushels of apples on Saturday, and then friends came on Sunday to press 8 more bushels. That's about 480 pounds of apples, peeps. Yowser! I thought you all may enjoy a look at the whole thing.
This is PRH on Saturday morning at the crack of dawn, feverishly picking more apples.
I'm pretty sure he had enough...
but one can never be sure...
The guys rinsed all of the apples in the kids' baby pool, poured a peck into the grinder, and metal knives ground the apples into little chunks. Here's Pete chopping up apples...
and here's Kicky, waiting to see what happens...
EZ E wants in on the apple squashing action...
This is what the apples look like after they're ground, but before they're pressed. The wood tubs are lined with mesh bags that catch the apple bits. Once a mesh bag was filled, they'd fold it, put a wood board on top, and squish the whole thing flat...
EZ E and Kicky loved watching the juice flow...
And here are the 'fruits' (or should I say, 'fruit juice') of our weekend. Our mudroom is full of huge glass jugs (carboys) of apple cider, most of which will be made into several types of hard cider. PRH is insanely happy and I don't think apple cider has ever tasted better. This is exactly what we imagined when we bought this place.
I'm pretty sure he had enough...
but one can never be sure...
The guys rinsed all of the apples in the kids' baby pool, poured a peck into the grinder, and metal knives ground the apples into little chunks. Here's Pete chopping up apples... 
and here's Kicky, waiting to see what happens...
EZ E wants in on the apple squashing action...
This is what the apples look like after they're ground, but before they're pressed. The wood tubs are lined with mesh bags that catch the apple bits. Once a mesh bag was filled, they'd fold it, put a wood board on top, and squish the whole thing flat...
EZ E and Kicky loved watching the juice flow...
And here are the 'fruits' (or should I say, 'fruit juice') of our weekend. Our mudroom is full of huge glass jugs (carboys) of apple cider, most of which will be made into several types of hard cider. PRH is insanely happy and I don't think apple cider has ever tasted better. This is exactly what we imagined when we bought this place. 
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8 comments:
That does look like so much fun! I bet you've also made a lovely memory for your kids!
Wow, awesome! Looks worth the hard work! The kids are so cute watching.
You guys are turning into real farmers and country people! Looks so awesome!
That picture of Kicky waiting and watching is the cutest thing! So great you guys get to do these fun thing together!
Thank you for documenting! What a fun project. Let us know how the hard cider turns out. = )
WOW. Look at all of those apples! And those little, red boots are to die for!
♥ sécia
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oooo love apple picking-cider making time of the year! how lovely.
I hope you've listened to Fleet Foxes new song, 'Helplessness Blues.'....."..if I had an orchard I'd work til I'm sore..."
it's such a great song, but if I had an orchard I'd play it all the time.
thanks for the post,
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Even though I know from personal experience that I hate farm work, seeing pictures like this makes me so want to have an orchard! Man do I want some apple cider now!
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