crabapples-msg - 11/27/05 ਀ഊPeriod crabapples and their uses. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: fruits-msg, apples-msg, verjuice-msg, Period-Fruit-art, fruit-pies-msg, cider-art, cider-msg, wassail-msg, marmalades-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:01:58 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䨀攀昀昀 䜀攀搀渀攀礀∀ 㰀最攀搀渀攀礀㄀ 愀琀 椀挀漀渀渀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: RE: [Sca-cooks] Making verjuice ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀㸀 䠀漀眀 搀漀 礀漀甀 洀愀欀攀 瘀攀爀樀甀椀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 挀爀愀戀愀瀀瀀氀攀猀㼀  䤀 洀椀最栀琀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀ഊ> have enough this year to harvest, and don't have any recipes ਀㸀 ⠀渀漀琀 攀瘀攀渀 昀漀爀 挀爀愀戀愀瀀瀀氀攀 樀攀氀氀礀℀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䌀爀愀戀愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 洀愀欀攀 愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 最漀漀搀 栀愀爀搀 挀椀搀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 礀漀甀 洀愀欀攀 椀琀ഊlike a wine, and you have to give it enough time for the "secondary ਀昀攀爀洀愀琀愀琀椀漀渀∀ 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 ⠀攀砀琀爀攀洀攀氀礀 琀愀爀琀⤀ഊmalic acid is converted to (not so tart) lactic acid and CO2. ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 刀䔀䄀䰀䰀夀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀礀 昀漀爀 䌀爀愀戀 䄀瀀瀀氀攀猀 愀猀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀ഊmuch higher amount of malic acid to begin with. ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 琀爀攀攀 椀渀 洀礀 礀愀爀搀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 猀漀洀攀 瘀攀爀礀Ⰰ 瘀攀爀礀 最漀漀搀ഊcidering crab apples, they are red fleshed and about ਀琀栀攀 猀椀稀攀 漀昀 愀 戀愀戀礀✀猀 昀椀猀琀⸀ഊ ਀䄀氀愀猀 琀栀攀 琀爀攀攀 眀愀猀 猀愀搀氀礀 渀攀最氀攀挀琀攀搀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䤀 洀漀瘀攀搀 椀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊso it is infested with a number of parasites, and I don't ਀眀愀渀琀 琀漀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 昀爀甀椀琀⸀ 䤀 愀洀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 最爀漀眀 挀甀氀琀椀瘀愀爀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊso far I have not got the knack of grafting the tree onto ਀渀攀眀 瀀甀爀攀 爀漀漀琀 猀琀漀挀欀⸀ 䤀 眀椀氀氀 琀爀礀 最爀漀眀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 猀攀攀搀 琀栀椀猀 礀攀愀爀⸀ഊ ਀䴀漀猀琀 戀爀攀眀 猀琀漀爀攀猀 猀攀氀氀 洀愀氀漀ⴀ氀愀挀琀椀挀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最漀漀搀ഊyeasts suitable for cider. Or you can get them on line. ਀圀礀攀 氀愀戀猀 ⠀圀礀攀愀猀琀 戀爀愀渀搀⤀ 猀攀氀氀猀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 琀漀 愀渀ഊenglish type cider, but I have found my best results come ਀昀爀漀洀 䴀漀渀琀爀愀挀栀攀琀 漀爀 䌀栀愀洀瀀愀最渀攀 礀攀愀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀ഊtrickier to use since they use up sugar at a slightly ਀搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 爀愀琀攀⸀ഊ ਀夀漀甀 挀愀渀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 爀攀渀琀 愀 挀爀甀猀栀攀爀 愀琀 琀栀攀 氀漀挀愀氀 戀爀攀眀 猀琀漀爀攀ഊor pulse them through the food processor, and you can ਀洀愀欀攀 愀 挀椀搀攀爀 瀀爀攀猀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀爀攀攀 昀漀漀搀 猀愀昀攀 戀甀挀欀攀琀猀Ⰰ 愀ഊcouple of two by fours, some foil and some cheese cloth. ਀  ⴀ 搀爀椀氀氀 愀 戀甀渀挀栀 漀昀 ㄀⼀㐀 栀漀氀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀漀琀琀漀洀 琀栀椀爀搀 漀昀 漀渀攀ഊof the buckets, put one bucket (the receiver) on the ਀最爀漀甀渀搀 ⠀琀栀椀猀 洀愀礀 最攀琀 洀攀猀猀礀Ⰰ 猀漀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 椀琀 椀猀 愀 昀氀漀漀爀ഊyou can mop or do it outside). Cover two pieces of two ਀戀礀 昀漀甀爀Ⰰ 攀愀挀栀 ㄀㠀 椀渀挀栀攀猀 氀漀渀最Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 昀漀椀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀氀愀挀攀 漀渀ഊtop of the receiver. put the perforated bucket on top ਀漀昀 琀栀攀 ㈀砀㐀猀 挀攀渀琀攀爀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀爀⸀ 氀椀渀攀 琀栀攀ഊperforated bucket with cheese cloth and start spooning ਀椀渀 琀栀攀 洀愀猀栀攀搀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 甀渀琀椀氀 椀琀 椀猀 栀愀氀昀 昀甀氀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀漀氀搀ഊover the cheese cloth to cover. Place the third bucket ਀椀渀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀愀琀攀搀 戀甀挀欀攀琀 愀渀搀 瀀甀猀栀 搀漀眀渀 琀漀 猀焀甀攀攀稀攀ഊout the cider. ਀ഊThere are ways to improve the yield and cut down on the ਀洀攀猀猀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀栀攀 昀愀猀琀攀猀琀 愀渀搀 挀栀攀愀瀀攀猀琀 眀愀礀 琀漀 最攀琀ഊthe squeezin's. ਀ഊIf you do want to improve the system, take a 2X2 sheet ਀漀昀 ㌀⼀㐀 椀渀挀栀 瀀氀礀眀漀漀搀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 愀 ㌀ 椀渀挀栀 栀漀氀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀Ⰰഊand 2x4s around the edges as a rim, and line it all with ਀昀漀椀氀⸀ 倀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀攀椀瘀攀爀 戀甀挀欀攀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀甀琀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀氀ഊwrapped 2x4's on either side of the hole. then proceed ਀愀猀 愀戀漀瘀攀⸀ 䘀漀椀氀 眀爀愀瀀瀀攀搀 戀爀椀挀欀猀 椀渀猀椀搀攀 琀栀攀 瀀爀攀猀甀洀椀渀最ഊbuckets will make the pressing easier, and it's less ਀氀椀欀攀氀礀 琀漀 欀渀漀挀欀 琀栀攀 眀栀漀氀攀 愀昀昀愀椀爀 漀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 瀀栀礀猀椀挀愀氀氀礀ഊleaning onto it can do. ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 最漀漀搀 猀琀愀戀椀氀椀琀礀Ⰰ 洀愀欀攀 氀攀最猀 漀爀 猀洀愀氀氀ഊsawhorses for the plywood to rest on, instead of the ਀爀攀挀椀攀瘀攀爀 戀甀挀欀攀琀⸀ 䤀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 琀栀椀猀 猀琀爀漀渀最氀礀⸀ഊ ਀䌀愀瀀琀 䔀氀椀愀猀ഊDragonship Haven, East ਀⠀匀琀爀愀琀昀漀爀搀Ⰰ 䌀吀Ⰰ 唀匀䄀⤀ഊApprentice in the House of Silverwing ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㤀 匀攀瀀 ㈀　　㔀 ㄀㈀㨀㌀㤀㨀㔀㈀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: "Denise Wolff" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 嘀攀爀樀甀椀挀攀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀ഊFrom: wildecelery at aol.com ਀㸀 䴀椀猀琀爀攀猀猀 䄀渀搀爀攀愀Ⰰഊ> Can you share the directions for making verjuice from crabapples? ਀㸀 ⴀ䄀爀搀攀渀椀愀ഊ ਀匀甀爀攀℀ ഊ ਀䄀渀搀爀攀愀ഊ ਀䜀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀攀 挀爀愀戀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀爀椀洀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀挀欀攀渀攀搀 愀爀攀愀猀⸀ 吀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 愀爀攀ഊcrushed (I used a food processor) and Press (Cheesecloth) for their juice. ਀倀氀愀挀攀 椀渀 挀氀攀愀渀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 挀栀攀攀猀攀挀氀漀琀栀 漀瘀攀爀 洀漀甀琀栀 漀昀 瘀攀猀猀攀氀⸀ 䄀氀氀漀眀 琀漀 猀椀琀ഊat room temperature (I used the weekend). Then transfer to clean bottles and ਀挀愀瀀 ⠀愀猀 椀昀 礀漀甀 眀攀爀攀 戀漀琀琀氀椀渀最 眀椀渀攀 漀爀 洀攀愀搀⤀⸀ 䬀攀攀瀀 椀渀 昀爀椀搀最攀 琀漀 洀愀椀渀琀愀椀渀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ139. To make Verjuice. ਀ഊ Gather your Crabs as foon as the Ker-nels turn black, and lay ਀琀栀攀洀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀 椀渀 愀 栀攀愀瀀 琀漀 匀眀攀愀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 瀀椀挀欀 琀栀攀洀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 匀琀愀氀欀猀Ⰰഊblacks, and rottenefs, then crufh and beat them all to pieces in a ਀吀甀戀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 洀愀欀攀 愀 戀愀最  漀昀  挀漀甀爀昀攀  䠀愀椀爀ⴀ挀氀漀愀琀栀  愀猀  戀椀最 愀猀 礀漀甀爀 倀爀攀昀猀Ⰰഊand fill it with the crufht Crabs, then put it into the Prefs and ਀倀爀攀昀猀 椀琀 愀猀 氀漀渀最 愀猀 愀渀礀 洀漀椀昀琀甀爀攀 眀椀氀氀 搀爀漀瀀 漀甀琀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀氀攀愀渀 嘀攀昀昀攀氀ഊunderneath to re- ceive the Liquor ; then Tun it up in fweet ਀䠀漀最昀栀攀愀搀猀Ⰰ  愀渀搀 琀漀 攀瘀攀爀礀 䠀漀最昀栀攀愀搀 瀀甀琀 栀愀氀昀 愀 搀漀稀攀渀 栀愀渀搀昀甀氀猀 漀昀 䐀愀洀愀猀欀ഊRofe Leaves, then bring it up, and fpend it as you have Occafion. ਀ഊThe Accomplifh'd Lady's Delight in Preferving, Phyfick, Beautifying, and ਀䌀漀漀欀攀爀礀⸀ ㄀㘀㜀㔀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:46:34 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀倀栀椀氀 吀爀漀礀 ⼀ 䜀⸀ 吀愀挀椀琀甀猀 䄀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀∀ഊ ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 挀爀愀戀愀瀀瀀氀攀猀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊOn Sep 20, 2005, at 3:59 AM, David Friedman wrote: ਀㸀㸀 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 洀愀欀椀渀最 瘀攀爀樀甀椀挀攀 昀爀漀洀ഊ>> crabapples in this Florilegium file, or at least references to ਀㸀㸀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀愀爀礀 漀渀 搀漀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 吀栀攀 猀漀甀爀挀攀 䤀✀洀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 椀猀 ㄀㜀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀ⴀⴀ䴀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䄀氀猀漀 䴀愀爀欀栀愀洀✀猀 ∀吀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 䠀甀猀ⴀ圀椀昀攀∀⸀ 䄀猀 䤀 爀攀挀愀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䈀攀猀琀 攀搀椀琀椀漀渀ഊhas illustrations of the equipment you'll need, including an ਀椀渀琀爀椀最甀椀渀最 氀漀渀最ⴀ栀愀渀搀氀攀搀 栀愀洀洀攀爀 眀栀椀挀栀 氀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 漀甀琀 漀昀 ∀吀栀攀ഊShining", used to beat the crabs into submission/pureedom. ਀ഊAdamantius ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ挀爀愀戀愀瀀瀀氀攀猀ⴀ洀猀最ऀ倀愀最攀 ㌀ 漀昀 ㌀ഊ ਊ