Although my late golden apples (I think they are a crispin/mutzu type) are plagued with scab, the fruit far up in the branches, at the top of the crown often ripen nicely into beautiful, juicy fruit. I was pleased to see about half a bushel of these sky fruit, their bright yellow skin easy to spot against the blue sky, up in the top branches this year. I collected them as part of my final fruit harvest. I saved a bunch for eating and making pies and then juiced the rest in my Mehu-Liisa steam juicer from Finland. Here’s how I did it: Continue reading
Steam Juicing Apples with the Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer from Finland
Steam Juicing Quince in the Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer from Finland
I gathered up the last of the fall harvest the other day (truly the last this time), which included quince. Quince are a fragrant (some say like a rose), hard, and astringent fruit that make wonderful sauce and jelly and produce rich, thick juice via steaming. Here’s how I made quince juice in my Mehu-Liisa: Continue reading
Juicing Mixed Fruit in the Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer
I had the last of my harvest of Brooks plums to do something with so I mixed them with some golden delicious apples and Canadice grapes and juiced them in my Mehu-Liisa steam juicer to make a wonderful Fall mixed-fruit juice. Here’s how I did it:
How-To Video on Steam Juicing Grapes with the Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer from Finland
Mehu-Liisa Steam Juicer and Grapes: A Match Made in Heaven.
The Mehu-Liisa steam juicer from Finland and grapes of any kind, is a match made in heaven. My local gardening store has a long porch railing that is hung with vigorous Niagara grape vines. This time of year, the parking lot is perfumed with the heady smell of the ripening fruit. Being an avid gleaner, I asked if I could pick some of the grapes and the staff person said, “have at it!” I picked a couple of pecks and juiced them in my Mehu-Liisa. Continue reading