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Sunday, September 30, 2012

homemade apple cider

This time of year at our house is all about brilliant orange and yellow squash from the gardens, raking leaf piles for the little ones to lose themselves in, cool evening bonfires, and crisp, juicy apples from the family orchard.

Feast your eyes on this visual recap of our recent apple cider pressing, and then visit your local apple orchard to get some for yourself!


Freshly picked from the family's organic orchard
"...Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees. Please!" - Joni Mitchell




We send the apples through a garbage disposal fashioned just for this purpose
(Maybe it's cheating a bit not to grind by hand, but it's much easier on the
 muscles and the end result is just as good)





Crushed apples go first into a cheesecloth bag and then into our 40+ year-old wooden cider press





And out comes the good stuff




Pasteurizing




Then into quart jars for canning






So pretty



And oh-so good



For a little more fall fun, grab a mug of hot or cold apple cider and head on over to 
our toy shop for some autumn baby finds:

autumn-inspired teethers by Smiling Tree Toys




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