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27-SEP-2006

Chateau Maldegem

Today we made grape juice from the excess of grapes in my parents greenhouse. We pressed about
50 liters of juice today. No, we have no intention of making wine from it ;).

First the grapes are washed and all the bad ones removed. There are quite some mouldy ones
due to the bad August weather. This washing and cleaning is done 2 to 3 times to be sure we
use only good grapes.

Once cleaned the grapes are crushed. This was Linus' job. At that moment a teaspoon vitamine C
is added to prevent oxidation.

The crushed grapes go in a hydraulic press, the thing you see on the right. Inside is a kind
of rubber balloon that swells up by means of tapwater. The grapes are pressed against the filter
by the swelling balloon.

The juice is poured into individual containers which are stored in a freezer. That way we have
fresh juice without any preservatives or heat treatment.


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Trevor Rudderham16-Dec-2006 15:14
Very nice
CJ Morgan27-Sep-2006 21:09
It's warming to see kids with grandparents and grandparents with
kids. For youth, it connects them with their roots, and for the
grandparents, it keeps them connected with the world around them.
Oddly, sometimes the two generations don't even realize how much
they impact and influence each other (and in some ways, indeed,
need each other) until perhaps one or the other is no longer there.
But this is precisely the sort of picture which years later will
become worth more than it's weight in gold for Linus.