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Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Fri Aug 26, 11 7:40 pm Post subject:
Van looks LOVELY!

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 11 2:55 pm Post subject:
Thanks and so do you Van Is it alright if I call you Van?

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 11 6:05 pm Post subject:
PMSL ... you can call me anything you like online ... but face-to-face, I only answer to Vanessa. Or darling or sweetheart (but these only from my husband!)

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 6:26 am Post subject:
There's very little in the way of news that happens in our area. I'm desperate for apples and the local newspaper is usually just as desperate for something to fill their pages. Today, I'm going to approach them to see if they'll do a small feature on my embryo business. With a bit of luck, I'll get offers of apples and they'll get some copy.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 3:01 pm Post subject:
I will have an orchard of apples that fall and rot. Should you be near Hereford, they are yours (or anyone else's) One guy comes, takes a ton and delivers me some cider, bUt there's always an excess, that go to waste.

beangreen

Joined: 21 Aug 2006
Posts: 34

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 11 8:18 pm Post subject:
Great van, but you should have put your phone number on there instead of blank spaces

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 11 5:31 am Post subject:

Its a great shame that we have to blank out phone and car reg numbers but unfortunately, its something that we just have to do.

Not on this forum or my own, but its amazing how many saddo toss pots there are hanging around in the ether. Unfortunately, we have had experience of some of them from time to time.

Nick thats a fantastic offer and while we'll be down in your county in the next few months, we'll already have a full load of apples on board. Out of interest, when do you reckon yours are usually ready for collection?

I'm hoping to pick some up from this place next Tuesday. https://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/study-centre
They have three orchards there, one of which is a communal one.

I'm on a steep learning curve at the moment and its only recently that I learned that windfalls are not suitable for apple juicing and that apples for juicing should be picked straight from the tree. Thats because of something called patulin.

https://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/ppimageupload/Image73189.PDF

Thankfully the fermentation process takes care of patulin and windfalls are fine for cider making.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 11 12:33 pm Post subject:
Late September into October. I'll post when they're ready.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 15 6:59 pm Post subject:
Additional signage for my van. Some of you will remember that a few years ago I had my van sign written for our cider and apple juice business. There was always the small panels on the front doors that I couldn't think what to do with, well now that space has been filled. The sign writer nipped in today and did this. I'm pretty pleased, what do you think? It certainly can't do any harm.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 15 9:23 pm Post subject:

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46386
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 15 9:26 pm Post subject:
ace pork n cider is a classic combo

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16121

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 15 9:10 am Post subject:
Looks good.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 15 10:13 am Post subject:
I've just got to make sure that I live up to what's on the tin.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 15 2:27 pm Post subject:

I haven't read it all, but in case no-one has suggested how to get some more apples from sources, I thought super markets. They think a bruised apple is no use, but a windfall is bruised usually so their bruised apples could be of use to you. They may be only too pleased to get rid of their excess apples as well i.e. out of date, for a small consideration lets face it they ain't going to sell bad apples or dated ones are they?

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 15 4:54 pm Post subject:
I'm fine on the apples mate, most years I'm pressing somewhere between five and six tons.

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