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Saturday and Sunday were all apple prep. Monday after work was pressing. We had 33 litres of fine packed pomace to yeild almost 18 litres of juice. And the best part of Monday: the first crusty loaf from the new bread maker! Read more
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Last Saturday was the Northern Fruit Group AGM. It was lovely, with a presentation about the new learning garden near Manchester. The new cordoned orchard is only a breath away from an old orchard and the Northern Fruit Group are clearing under the trees. When they started clearing they found green parakeets were everywhere. Read more
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Well, I think we finally have all the apples off the trees on the plot. This last weekend, the 1st and 2nd of November, we gathered apples from the trese and the ground on the plot, probably enough for another 10+ litres of cider I’d imagine. We are officially at Apple Capacity! We also, as… Read more
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Went and gathered more apples from the allotment – there are some absolute monsters on there! I think we have two different types of cookers, but identifying them could be a challenge. Still – lots to juice! Read more
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In the grip of insomnia, we tried a second pressing the rehydrated apples. I mean, what else do you do at 03:30? Now, an astute observer will see that between this post and the last, there has been a passage of time. The apples in question were fizzy. Unfortunately, it is a certainty that open… Read more
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We went to apple day at RV Roger. It was just as awesome as last year. Tristan and Kendra got to attend a tree pruning talk. We bought a delicious selection of interesting apples and checked that Flower of the Town was as exceptional as we remembered. It was. We tasted some other apples we… Read more
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We did more apple prep this time and it paid off in juice. As we filled up the brewing bucket with pomace we dusted pectolase between layers. Rather than using the food processor only to get small chunks, some layers were puree. This led to a yield of circa three litres of juice from each… Read more
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I woke up at 4:45 this morning. I disapprove of this, but remain unable to stop it happening occasionally. I fill the odd hours with dull and repetitive tasks. Fortunately or unfortunately there wasn’t much to do on the dishes and laundry front. I am also watching my grand-kitties, so I nipped over to feed… Read more