Recounting his jelly-making, Mark Angermayer said, "A lot of folks use a
food mill to separate the seeds."
If your batch is large enough to warrant it, use your cider press to
remove the seeds. Just make a cloth bag that is just a bit larger in
diameter than you think you'll need. There is no need to make a cloth
cylinder because a large enough flat bag does the job quite nicely. If the
press's bed is worn, a metal tray is recommended for atop a wooden cider
press bed but a piece of polyethylene will work too. Just don't squeeze too
hard too fast, if your liner is a light-weight fabric, or it could burst
between the slats. If your plunger doesn't fit tightly enough, wrap it with
a worn wash cloth before inserting it into the basket. This works better
than the next best thing!
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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