Comments on: LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR

By: APPLE PULP | Little Homestead in the City

APPLE PULP | Little Homestead in the City — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:37:56 +0000

[...] Thanks to last Sunday’s event we have loads of sweet apple pulp. [...]

By: Roger, Gone Green

Roger, Gone Green — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:17:52 +0000

Glad to see you have such a cool press (same model we have over here under the Moontree) . . . since it looks new (the pressing bags are white and the press screws are still clean!) I have three tips for you:

1. Make sure that the slatted board under the pressing tub being pressed is pushed ALL the way BACK away from the front and sides of the press. The wood of the base tends to expand, and put pressure on the side rails of the tray. I have had to replace one tray and nearly another before I figured out the problem.

2. Clean that apple-eater out with LOTS of water and careful cleaning of each row of teeth, and use high pressure water up UNDER the curve of the cast iron bit. Once any apple dries up in there, it is SERIOUS work to get it out.

3. Get a stick. Putting a stick into the four posts at the top gives you lots of leverage. My favorite stick is an old tiller from a Lido 14 sailboat. It is laminated hardwood, has a nice round handle at one end and a flat rectangle at the other, so it fits nicely into the crank.

Now: How much HARD cider did you put down? (Grin).

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:45:13 +0000

Wish I could have been one of the Canadian visitors - this looks like so much fun!

By: mary

mary — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:28:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing the pictures of this event. It's nice to see that there were some children in attendance as well. It is so important to be involving the next generation in the urban homestead community. I love seeing the mix of ages - we all have something to learn and to teach as we go along.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:12:47 +0000

Thank you all so much! It was a wonderful evening!