$$Apple Cider$$

[SwampDonkey]

I'll pass.  I never had any layin'mash ice cream before. 

We always substituted grape nuts for the chicken feed. 

[Dan_Shade]

I've never seen grapenuts in 50lb bags 

[johncinquo]

I have an Olympia juice machine.  Wash, quarter the apples, turn it on and feed em through.  The peels and seeds fall out the end, the juice falls out the bottom.  You can get various sized holes in the screens, for how thick you want your juice.  You can get one off ebay for about $50.  The make all kinds of juicers like jack lalannes and the Juiceman model.  You dont have to do it outdoors or in the garage with many buckets and the mess.  I do up a gallon or two and keep them in the fridge.  Fresh stuff every couple days, before it turns brown and ucky lookin.  If you use a screen with bigger holes you get some great apple sauce.  Still no peeling the apples. 

Its not a press, but sometimes I think technology does have some benefits.

[Sawyerfortyish]

Paschale and Roxie thanks for the recipes I can't wait to try em. I got about 10 gallon of maple syrup left from what I made this spring so i'll mix up batch.

[dail_h]

   They'us this ol boy ta home,usta make cider wif  a "Bearcat" hammermilland a old Oliver tractor. Used a big hydraulic cylinder to squeese it. He'de make a ton a cider,then later process it through this other odd lookin contraptionwiff a lot o fire,'n steam,'n water. Reduced the volume quite a bit,,,,,did increase the punch a right smart though