Ep. 113 – Finding Heirloom Apple Trees in Long Forgotten Homesteads

With Brendan from Posterity Ciderworks

Brendan from Posterity Ciderworks tells stories of how he finds neglected heirloom apple trees on long forgotten homesteads in California and uses them in his cider.

arkblack — Arkansas Black apples ready to be turned into cider

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Apple Treasure Hunt

Brendan’s pics on Twitter were like watching an apple treasure hunt reality show.

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Quince – the Homesteaders Secret

Did you know that heritage homesteads had 1 or 2 Quince trees – to be used to create pectin for jams and jellies – before store bought pectin.

I like the Happy Little Accidents cider and we had that at Christmas.

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