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Farmer Girl Li'l Miss Milk Maid
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| Subject: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:13 pm | |
| Well, this week has been a very busy one for me. There is an apple orchard that my Grandpa planted, but is not getting used anymore. So, there are a ton of apples going to waste on the ground, and on the trees. I went with my brother, and we filled the back of the truck nearly to the top with apples from the ground. Then, we went to a friends house, who has a cider press, and in the last three days we have pressed 54 gallons of cider! All the teenagers in the familys have been doing, so we've been having a great time. Though, most of us now don't care if we ever see another apple! lol But, Christmas time, when we curl up with a cup of cider, I'm sure we'll be glad we did it!! Bad thing is, we're going back at it tomorrow, if we can get more apples. I know one thing, after yesterday, I was sticky up one arm and down the other! So, Anybody want a glass? ~ Home is the nicest word there is ~ | |
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JW Isaiah Edwards
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:40 pm | |
| I Take One Did you Take that Pic Farmer Girl? I Made Apple Juice a little While ago but i did't Press em with a Apple Press Keep Up the Good Work Sounds like fun | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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Farmer Girl Li'l Miss Milk Maid
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:40 pm | |
| We've been making apple pie filling, apple sauce, and drying them, too, with the apples from the trees. No, Jacob, I didn't take the picture. I found it online. But ours looks just like that! Your both welcome to more cider! ~ Home is the nicest word there is ~ | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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pamh36 Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5900 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:32 pm | |
| That sounds like fun, Farmer Girl. I'd love a glass of apple cider. The way things are going this year, we'll probably be too busy to make it to the cider mill. And I've been craving fresh, warm doughnuts and cider too.
We had an apple tree in our backyard when I was growing up, but it wasn't cared for and it just produced apples that weren't worth eating. Anyhow, I remember when I was a kid, gathering up some of those apples and taking them into the garage and using my dad's vice grip to try and make apple cider with them. Needless to say, it was pretty nasty! The things you do when you're a kid, lol. At least I survived it.
And you guys are making me hungry talking about all of the things you've been making with apples. | |
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Farmer Girl Li'l Miss Milk Maid
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:04 pm | |
| That does sound like fun, FarmerGirl. Just think of the memories you created. Yes, I'll take a glass...warm..please. |
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emilyanneoftheprairie Sid's Girl
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:21 pm | |
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Lily "Beautiful Life"
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:45 pm | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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Rhonda Prairie Survivor
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm | |
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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Lily "Beautiful Life"
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:13 pm | |
| Wow, I don't think I can carve an apple like that. That is amazing! Thanks for the link, Savannah. "Within the heart of every stray, lies the singular desire to be loved." | |
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Farmer Girl Li'l Miss Milk Maid
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:18 pm | |
| We went to the cider mill on Saturday! It was a perfect crisp, sunny fall morning! It's called "Uncle John's Cider Mill" http://www.ujcidermill.com/Tastiest apple cider and donuts I've ever had! I don't like most ciders either Rhonda...there's something about theirs though that is super yummy! Savannah, that old lady face apple is too cool! Gosh, some people see art in anything!!“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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pamh36 Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5900 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:25 pm | |
| Hey, Amy, that's not far from one of my uncle's Big Boy restaurants in St. John's. I've driven by that cider mill on the way to the restaurant, as well as to visit my grandma who used to live in a nursing home right across from the restaurant. What a small world! | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:29 pm | |
| Oh cool! Yeah, it's a pretty popular place, out of the cider mills in our area. We live in the city, so you have to kind of travel a distance to get to a great cider mill! “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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pamh36 Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5900 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:51 pm | |
| Same here. The closest decent one is a 30 - 45 minute drive from here. But well worth it. Those doughnuts just won't stop calling my name. I may have to make some time to drive out to the nearest one this weekend, lol. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:30 pm | |
| We found actually that it was less 'fun' this time around actually. There's really not much to 'do' anymore now that the kids are grown! My oldest is off to college, so we took my 13 year old and his 13 yr old cousin, and they were pretty bored. I enjoyed just walking around (and doing the gift shop ), but you know how teens are---they'd rather be home gaming than watching how apples are turned into cider! In fact I captured a picture of just how 'exuberant' my son looked while watching the process. I'll have to post it later. “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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pamh36 Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 5900 Location : Michigan
| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:48 am | |
| Yeah, Devin probably wouldn't even go with us anymore. And I'd rather not make him go than have some sulky teenager hanging around acting like it is torture hanging around us. :haha: At least Kelsey enjoys doing things like that still. | |
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Lori Ingalls Friend for Life
Number of posts : 6033 Location : A Buckeye in Michigan
| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:20 pm | |
| I'd love some cider. I haven't had any yet this year. | |
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Farmer Girl Li'l Miss Milk Maid
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Savannah "Psalm 34"
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| Subject: Re: Apple Cider....yum!! Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:00 pm | |
| :faint2: THAT is a LOT of apples. | |
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Amy Somewhere in Time
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