Making apple juice!

Yesterday I made some apple juice. I didn't use one of those apple squishers, because I don't have one. Instead, I used our Mehu Liisa that we got from a garage sale for $10 I think, almost new. They are about $200 from the store. Anyways, I went and collected good looking apples from the back yard, and cut them into fourths, just to make sure there weren't ant bad spots inside.

Next, I got out the Mehu Liisa. It uses steam to juice things.

The steamer has 3 main parts. The bottom holds the water, which is boiled. The next one has a funnel that directs the steam to the fruit basket, which is the top layer. The juice then drips back into the middle through little holes in the basket. It is then poured out through the hose. Here's a link to a diagram.
http://www.juiceland.co.uk/media/images/product_detail/steamjuicer_diagram.gif

The next step was to put the apples into the basket. I added some sugar.

 Then once the water is boiling, the fruit is put on and it steams for around an hour. The steamer can also make other things, like berries, vegetables, corn. Of course, the vegetables are not in as long, and just get soft instead of juiced.

 Here is what is left after an hour of steaming:

 Here is the result: apple juice!

About 3 pints.

 The apple juice was slightly syrupy, and I think next time I'll peel the apples and make apple sauce by steaming them just long enough to get soft. The juice isn't bad, though. I want to try some sort of berries next, maybe currants or something tart.

Another experiment I want to try is making peanut butter.
Well that's all for today.