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[Del Stubbs <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>]

Just checked my records, we ate the first centennials end of August, I waited 
over a
month till they were 1/3 honey core (but still firm) for squeezing. This was 
our first
year using an apple press ( with a disposal for a grinder). I am using the 
stacked
'cheeses' method with a hydralic jack. After pressing the 3" high cheeses 
come out like
thin dry pizzas, wonderful.
A great suprise has been how mediocre tasting (or somewhat over the 
hill)apples, mixed
with a few tart apples, makes fantastic sweet cider. Since so many of the 
hardy apples
are not keepers I am delighted to see how useful they are for sweet cider. 
Mandan is an
example, a large, sweet, not very flavorful apple - but made a marvelous 
cider with a few
prairie spys added. 
And three cheers for apple-crabs for squeezing - they dont have to be halved 
to fit the
disposal grinders' mouth - just toss 'em in as fast as it can chew.
Del N Minnesota


--- loneroc <loneroc@mwt.net> wrote:
> Boy, Del, 
> My 'Centennial' bore 2 1/2 months ago. 
> If 'Centennial' is that late for you how do you get any at all to bear? 
> Steve H. (Same zone # as Del, but obviously a world away in climate)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Del Stubbs" <northernlights2n@yahoo.com>

> > Just finished our first cider pressing of the apple-crab Centennial,
> delicious!
> > Del


Del Stubbs  http://www.pinewoodforge.com   zone 3   N. MN

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