"Indeed - we had a good time too. We ended up mixing the apple and pear cider and freezing six 3/4-full jugs yesterday.
We're also trying to boil down a gallon of the pear cider into syrup. It's going a long time in the slow cooker.…"
Adam C. Engst's Groups
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Cheesemaking
49 members
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Fruits n' Nuts
31 members
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Veggie Gardens
76 members
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Adam C. Engst commented on Katie Quinn-Jacobs's event IthaCan Cider Pressing 2011
"Thanks for doing this, Katie. I'm curious about your equipment, since when I've pressed cider with another friend, there was a lot of laborious cutting and grinding of the apples before pressing them (with a hand-cranked press), and it…"
Adam C. Engst is attending Katie Quinn-Jacobs's event
IthaCan Cider Pressing 2011 at Kate's House
October 8, 2011 from 2pm to 5pm
We'll be pressing apples again this fall. BYOA (Bring Your Own Apples). If you have access to unsprayed/untreated apples bring 'em along. Last year we had a gorgeous fall morning and lots of apples and homemade treats as well. Spouse and kids welcome! In 2009, we averaged 2.5gal/bushel of apples. Be sure to bring cleaned containers with lids. We can have 10 members at this event. The cider will be unpasteurized, but you can pasteurize at home by heating to 165°-180°F. See attached…See More
Adam C. Engst replied to Adam C. Engst's discussion Healthy apple trees that aren't bearing fruit in the group Fruits n' Nuts
"Thanks! I do mow under them, but they're big enough now that I can't really imagine the grass is hurting them at all. And they're really vigorous - I'm hacking them back with the pruning just to keep them reasonably…"
Toby Dean replied to Adam C. Engst's discussion Healthy apple trees that aren't bearing fruit in the group Fruits n' Nuts
"One possibility is lots of grass and weeds pulling food away from the tree. better not to fertilize too much, esp. for a young tree, and keep the grass/weeds down under the drip line, with mulch, or shudder, round up. the semi dwarf rootstocks need…"
Adam C. Engst replied to Mary Jo Thurber's discussion hard cheese making in the group Cheesemaking
"I'd be interested in attending such a class...
cheers... -Adam"
Adam C. Engst added a discussion to the group Fruits n' Nuts
Healthy apple trees that aren't bearing fruit
7-8 years ago we planted a number of apple trees - a Tompkins County King, a Johnagold, a Braeburn, and an Empire. And while the trees look gorgeous and have had to be pruned hard to keep them in even in the semi-dwarf category, they just don't seem to bear fruit (just a couple of apples a year). They're in an orchard with other trees that do fine, and we have two old apples not far away on the property that are loaded with apples every year, so I don't think it's a matter of bad soil or poor…See More
Adam C. Engst replied to Alison F's discussion Perennial Vegetables? in the group Veggie Gardens
"We're great fans of what we consider "motivated" plants that come back every year, early and vigorously. We have:
Sorrel (French sorrel is best, garden sorrel a close second; very tart, lemony taste, and fabulous in…"
Profile Information
- Township
- Dryden
- Telephone
- 6072759557
- What type of food preserving do you want to do with others?
- Canning, Cellaring, Cheesemaking, Drying, Freezing, Pickling, Smoking
- What do you hope to achieve by joining IthaCan?
- Better preserves, learn about cheesemaking and smoking
- Do you have any expertise or resources that you can offer to the IthaCan community?
- I've done jams and pickles in a small way for years, but I don't consider myself a serious expert.
- What is your favorite home-preserved food?
- Jam
Events
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Canning Jar and Gardener's Pot Swap
June 20, 2013 at 12pm to June 25, 2013 at 7pm – Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins
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Fresh from the Garden: Homemade Jams
June 20, 2013 from 6pm to 8:30pm – Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins
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Learn to Can Series
July 9, 2013 at 6pm to July 16, 2013 at 8:30pm – Cornell Cooperative Extension - Tompkins
IthaCan is a web-based social network where home food preservers in Tompkins County organize food preserving events and share information.
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