Slow Food sponsors free apple cider pressing

Posted 8/21/12

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware River Valley’s local Slow Food chapter is presenting a free apple cider pressing on Saturday, October 24, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hans and Cornelia Kung …

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Slow Food sponsors free apple cider pressing

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NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware River Valley’s local Slow Food chapter is presenting a free apple cider pressing on Saturday, October 24, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Hans and Cornelia Kung are hosting at 1300 Crystal Lake Rd.

Bring your own apples and clean containers to this first-come, first-served event. It takes about 15 pounds of apples to create a gallon of cider, so plan on bringing enough for a few gallons. Cider freezes very well.

Maria Grimaldi will talk about both the well-known and unexpected health benefits of apples. Sonja Hedlund, from Apple Pond Farm, will be on hand to discuss easy ways to preserve the bounty. Slow Food Chapter co-leader Sally Ann Parsons will explain the Slow Food Ark of Taste and identify heirloom apple varieties that have boarded the Ark. The Ark of Taste is a living catalog of distinctive foods facing extinction. Its purpose is to identify and champion these foods to help keep them in production. There will also be samples of the syrup made from boiled cider, a historic farm-based product made solely from the concentration of fresh, unfermented cider.

This will be an outdoor event, and attendees are encouraged to pack a lunch and a thermos of warm beverages. You can also bring an apple-based dish to share, but it is not a requirement.

Slow Food UpDeRiva (Upper Delaware River Valley) is part of Slow Food USA, the grassroots and global network of over 100,000 members in more than 150 countries. They link the pleasures of the table with a commitment to protect the community, culture, knowledge and environment that make this pleasure possible. Slow Food promotes good, clean and fair food for all.

“Like” the Slow Food UpDeRiva Facebook page for information on local apple sellers, potential weather cancellations and upcoming events, email upderiva@gmail.com or call 866/270-2015.

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