Today we pressed the Apples that we picked on Thursday. Kate rented a nice cider press for only $30/day. A bunch of folks came over to use it and we
all pitched in for the rental. The press
has an electric masher and a hand crank press and was very easy to operate with
2 or 3 people. In less than an hour, Katrina and I made 6
gallons of cider from our 80 Kg of apples.
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| An even simpler cider press! |
My little brother is fond of breaking apples with his bare hands, so I thought I would show him up by crushing apples with mine.
The Balsam Root (
Balsamorhiza deltoidea) continues to simmer in the slow cooker. They are starting to turn brown which I think is an indication that the inulins are cracking. Camas (
Camassia spp.), another plant that stores its carbohydrates as inulin doesn't get sweet until the roots have been cooked long enough to turn black.
