How to Make Sweet Cider Hard
In my last post I wrote about hunting for the apples with which I make hard cider. Having done that – I’ve located two trees full of what appear to [...]
Apple Hunting Season
This is the time of year when I start scouting for apple trees. Neglected, venerable trees full of fruit that nobody wants. Not shiny, red, and flawless, ready to be [...]
Scouting for cider apples
If your neighborhood is anything like mine, there are plenty of neglected apple trees, trees planted by optimistic home landscapers and then more or less abandoned when the owners learned [...]
Historic Apple Cider Flavors of Fall
Once upon a time, cider-making, not football was the fall preoccupation throughout much of this country. Wherever apples grew – and thanks to pioneering nurserymen like John Chapman that included [...]