Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Apple juice season=happy Sam.
Last week, we went out to the farm just before
sunset to make some. If you are wondering
how this whole process works for a little
organic farm like ourselves, here's a glimpse.
First you take all the rejected apples. What do I mean by rejected? They just have a little scab, skratch, or mark. Still taste great, but can't sell them because grocery stores like their apples to look big, perfect, and shiny.
On a side note: the produce that look "perfect" and "giant-like" are bred to be that way. They were most likely not bred for taste. So don't judge a book by it's cover =)
On a side note: the produce that look "perfect" and "giant-like" are bred to be that way. They were most likely not bred for taste. So don't judge a book by it's cover =)
If they have any bruises we cut those off then send them through the grinder that sits on top of the apple press.
Below is a picture of the Apple Press. Throw the apples in the top to get ground up into the bucket below with a mesh bag around it.
The ground up apples come out the bottom into the bucket. Once the bucket is full we slide it forward to press the juice out of it.
Below is Bryan cranking the press so that all the juice flows out. The left over apple bits get fed to the sheep on the farm that provide fertilizer for the orchard. A perfect system.
Then we pour the juice through a strainer into our glass jars.
Yum-O!
Voila! Apple juice purely made from delicious apples!
