About two weeks ago, we picked as many apples as our ladder could help us reach in the old apple tree. I then set about making apple pies, which I froze. I also made and canned applesauce, apple pepper jelly, and apple cinnamon jelly. The two kinds of jelly I made using apple scraps. Then came the apple cider. Paul helped me bring the cider press and apple grinder into the kitchen, which I then cleaned thoroughly. We find it easier and more sanitary to press our cider in the kitchen rather than outside. This time of year, there are too many hungry wasps around to be able to press cider outdoors. Above is the grinder. We bought the apple press and grinder in 2019 and have pressed cider every year since. We bought both from Pleasant Hill Grain, located in Nebraska. The grinder is a Weston apple and fruit crusher, and the press is a Maximizer 36-liter stainless steel fruit press. Of course, before we could grind up and press the apples, we had to quarter and clean them. I always cut ...