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Sat, Aug 24, 13 at 18:22
| Wow, made the first sweet cider off the Y-mill tree on Bud 9 and canned it, boy is it good! Truth be told, I mixed in a few apples off a different tree I budded several years ago but, Y-mill was the lion's share of the fruit in the mix. too bad there's only 3 more on the tree and I forgot to put the dozen or so apples in the fridge in while we made the juice, musta been excited. speaking of exciting, I finally got an electric motor attached to the scrater, boy did that speed things up!!! Hope all is going well in y'all's orchards, Michael |
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| Are you from middle earth? What is a Y-Mill tree and what is a scrater? |
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- Posted by milehighgirl CO USDA 5B/Sunset 2B (My Page) on Sun, Aug 25, 13 at 13:31
| Y-Mill is Yarlington Mill cider apple. But I'd also like to know what a scrather is. |
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- Posted by windfall_rob vt4 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 26, 13 at 13:05
| Scratter is the UK term for grinder...used to crush/pulp the fruit before pressing. I am actually in the midst of building a new scratter to replace one built on hobbit technology (wooden acels, pulleys and bushings) that went up in smoke (quite literally) when it got motorized a few years back. |
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- Posted by michael357 5b, KS (My Page) on Mon, Aug 26, 13 at 13:13
| Thanks Rob & MH gal for the clarity. The Yarlington Mill fruit was interesting, absolutely nasty, astringent as an eating apple but, blended with a few of the others, a tasty sweet cider was the result. |
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