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Don Yellman wrote:

> The apples go through there like greased
> lightning,

We tried the garbage disposal method several years ago.  It was faster than
by hand but they did not go through like "greased lightening".  Thinking
back on the experiment, it was a garbage disposal that somebody had
replaced....so likely there was something wrong with it.....most people do
not replace garbage disposals for cosmetic reasons 8-)


> and the pomace is smooth and eminently pressable.
> Apples do have to be cut at least in half to fit the throat of the
> disposal, but I find that the speed of grinding and improved juice yield
> more than compensates for this inconvenience.
> The disposal is quite an inexpensive system to build, and you can grind
> 20 bu./day with no problem.

Yup!  We mounted the disposal to a piece of plywood and flopped the thing
onto a large (40 gallon, 150l) Rubbermaid trash container.  It was cheap.  I
just want to caution that one can be TOO cheap, and unknowingly use a
semi-working disposal.  It was not the first time I out-cheaped myself and
it certainly won't be the last.

Best regards from Eaton Rapids, Michigan.     -Joe Hecksel

(Sidebar note:  It has been a terrible year for scab.  Of the antiques,
Jefferis and Hubbardston Nonesuch look very good.  The Liberty and PRI stuff
looks great.  Almost everything else looks rough.)







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