Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Apple Juice Making in Poland

Eight years ago I met the Eiflings (Daniel and Iwona) while serving as a summer intern in Poland. That same summer, I met Brian. Back then, we were all just serving short-term. Fast forward eight years: the Eiflings serve as full-time missionaries in Poland, and we are here in Czech. Today, we went to the farm where Iwona grew up to make apple juice "Polski style" (as Brian keeps saying)!

The apples:
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Washing the apples:
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Putting the apples in this Polish man's home-made apple juice contraption:
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Waiting with anticipation:
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The awesome Polish man at work with his home-made apple juice contraption:
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The other home-made contraption that makes the apples into juice:
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Cece being awesome:
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Cece tasting the juice; it is AMAZING:
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Cece trying to help:
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Canning the apple juice (I have NEVER canned in my life, until today):
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Me with sweet Iwona:
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Brian and Daniel:
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Look at all that juice (and that's not even all of it)!!
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Just think, if you were ever here short-term or if you ever come short-term, you could end up living here one day making some "Polski style" apple juice of your own! At least come visit us because I'll make you the best apple cider you've ever tasted!

10 comments:

  1. ohhh that sounds SO delish for fall!

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  2. Thanks for coming across the border to the farm! It's 12:37am, Iwona and the kids are sleeping, and I'm still canning the last 20 liters!!!
    Daniel

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  3. OK...THAT is fall personified! Love it!

    And...I seriously laughed hard and out loud at that picture of Brian "waiting with anticipation." Holy cow...that is such a Brian face! Too funny!

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  4. I did that a couple of years ago with them! So much fun!!! So glad you got to do that!

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  5. looks like lots of fun and Mel Sr would be there in a minute if apple cider is mentioned and it is fresh. God is good in giving us our needs and friendships.

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  6. I love the picture of Cece being awesome :)

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  7. Oh YUM. Delicious. Can I just tell you how I'm SCHEMING to get over there with my fam to do some kind of project?! I'm doing BSF with Amy Hartman right now (they're launching in 2011 to Czech), and I just wanna cram myself in her bag when they go! Smile. Loving the pics of Cece... what a beautiful little girl, friends. Love you all.

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  8. Oooh...thanks for the invite!!! I'd love to try that yummy apple cider you were talking about! :D You're step ahead of me, Aleisha! I've never made apple cider or canned! Good for you!

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  9. What a good time it was with you guys! Thank you for coming!

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