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Fuhrman's Cider Mill
September 15, 2007
Explorers enjoyed watching the apples be pressed and strained in the press room. Among the children, there was a collective "ohhh" when the apple pulp came down the chute onto the press tray. Afterward, Explorers and their parents went into the store to sample apple and cherry cider.
Interesting Apple Facts:
- It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider
- Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free.
- A medium apples is about 80 calories.
- Apples are a great source of the fiber pectin. One apple has five grams of fiber.
- Don't peel your apple. Two-thirds of the fiber and lots of antioxidants are found in the peel Antioxidants help to reduce damage to cells, which can trigger some diseases.
- The pilgrims planted the first United States apple trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- 25 percent of an apple's volume is air. That is why they float.
- Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated.
- October is National Apple Month.
Source: Apple Facts
