Apple Juicing Week 1
Last weekend we held the first of the Moor Monkton Village Apple Juicing Events for 2016. Last year we had a trial run, getting used to the new equipment, but this year we have opened the event up to the public and it has proved a huge success. The press was open for 4 hours, both on the Saturday and the Sunday, and we were kept busy all the time with a steady stream of customers clutching their bags of apples. Nearly 200 litres of juice were produced for private consumption and only a few of those that were pasteurised are left to be sold at village events. Red House has had a very good apple crop this year and we now have a good stock of juice. Maybe on the next event (29th/30th October) we will make some cider to be ready for next year's haymaking.