You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: Learning from the Past - Living Off-Grid - Edwardian Farm (Part 2)View the full contextaunt-deb (65)in #history • 7 years ago I'd forgotten about the pickling apples part. And you're right, that cider press was a monster!
I couldn't believe it when I saw it, and then I couldn't believe it when the apple mash didn't squeeze out through the straw with all that pressure on it! Amazing!
I wonder if the hollowness of the straw has anything to do with containing the mash. Ingenious process!