Cider & Forays

I spent a whole afternoon this afternoon making cider from scrumped apples, to end up with only ONE gallon to ferment.

Therefore - please never attempt to make cider using a juicer, it will not work. Only a cider press will do and now I must find one. There are still plenty of apples to be scrumped and now I must create a cider press.

Plans being made for both an a apple pulper and press on the way. I must get at least 5 gallons of scrumpy made this year. I've seen plenty of apple trees around we need to charm the apples off. Unlike previous years these will not fall and rot and be wasted, they will fuel our intoxication and titillate our taste buds.

Also on the way - five gallons of elderberry wine. I expect this will need to age for about a year before tasting decent. But why not - all it will cost is a few bags of sugar and some well spend time picking the magical and antiviral elderberries from natures medicine cabinet - the elder tree.

Also - mushroom forays are looking up. I am confident we now find edible species which are unmistakeable. We will soon enjoy the succulent flesh of many a delightful fungus fried in tempurah with fresh herbs.