Janie and I got to go to another cider-pressing event. This time it was near Yakima at the farm of my niece’s fiance. We didn’t need to bring our own apples this time–there were two large bins of them. The work went much faster with a double-barreled press. There was no pre-bruising or cutting of the apples this time, just tossing them into the crusher. One person fed apples, one person turned the wheel of the crusher and one person pressed the crushed apples in the other barrel. We filled all the containers we had in short order (about 5 gallons). We shared some of the cider this time with Janie’s brother, my mother, Katie’s family and a friend. We still have quite a bit left, but we go through it quickly, so it will be a fall treat rather than an year-round supply.
Looks like a lot of fun.