We have had apples every year we've been here. I don't know if were more attuned to them and what to do with them or it was an extra good year for apples (fair amount of rain last year) but we have had a ton... I have made many, many batches of dried apples, many tarts and had several people over to …
Fermentations
October Bottling
Lots of work for 5 quart bottles of cider. Bottling was done after almost two weeks of bubbling. Washed the bottles with the Star-san, rinsed with water and then bottled water. To the empty bottles I added 1/2 t of dextrose and three packets of xylitol. It was not sweet. I dumped the sediment at …
Apples All Summer
It is the first day of fall and apples are waning. It's been an early year for fruit all around due to the drought. We've been eating apples for at least two months now. Mostly straight fruit and Ina Garten's french apple tart which I can make in my sleep. However, I was persuaded to try apple …