Monthly Archives: October 2011

Old Iron Skillets

A few years ago, while rummaging around in my husband’s grandparents’ basement we came across two old iron skillets that were very rusty.  At the time, I thought it would be neat to clean them up but really didn’t know … Continue reading

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More Apple Cider

Earlier I had mentioned that my husband had improved our apple press.  Well I finally snapped a few pictures while we were pressing apples Saturday. We were able to get 2 1/2 gallons of juice from those apples.  It is … Continue reading

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Red Apples, Yellow Apples, Yummy Apples!

Apples cider, applesauce, apple pie…I just love apples! Although the kids and I had picked a few apples and worked them up into applesauce and apple pie in a jar we hadn’t done any apple juice until today.  We were … Continue reading

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