Tag Archives: Preserving

More Apple Cider

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jennifer

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!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jennifer

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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Elderberry syrup

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Jennifer

Monday afternoon I picked Elderberries for the first time.  Elderberries are abundant in this area.  I picked about two gallons of berries with the stems attached. I rinsed the berries and removed them from the stems. I put them in … Continue reading →

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Apple Cider Press

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Jennifer

This time of year starts me thinking about apples.  Until last year, we had been able to take our apples to our friends’ house and he would press all our apples into wonderful cider and afterwards I would be able … Continue reading →

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Blackberries

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Jennifer

Blackberry picking is at it’s best here right now.  Just one problem, I have not found very many wild blackberries to pick. After searching and searching I finally found one patch.  Where I grew up in northern Missouri, we had … Continue reading →

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