One day during our Vermont trip, Thom John went up to the Stowe resort to go downhill skiing, I took the kids to a Cider Press to watch how fresh Vermont apple cider is made. During the drive to the cider mill, I let the kids have a turn with the camera. Seany took some nice shots of the town of Stowe:
And when Clare got her turn with the camera, she took about 75 selfies!
This mill uses a cloth and rack press to squeeze out tons of cider every day. The kids were mesmerized by the whole process and we watched a few racks get pressed all the way through.
Cider getting squeezed out:
The chopped up apples getting spread on the racks before being wrapped in cheesecloth, then topped with another rack with chopped up apple wrapped in cheesecloth and again and again...
There were free samples of the freshly-pressed cider, of course which the kids thought was delicious!
