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Cider Mill‏

There is lip-smacking delight in the cider from wiard's cider mill that people in michigan have loved for over 175 years george d wiard started it all seven generations ago in 1837, with a squeezing recipe that hasn't been matched there is a dash of grandpa wiard's creativeness in every jug of fresh-pressed apple cider from our cider mill here at wiard's, we have found a way to pasteurize our cider and have the same wonderful, fresh-squeezed, nothing-added taste that grandpa was known for

Cider Mill‏: U Pick Apples

In our yester years, customers picked apples by the bushels with families being too busy to freeze, can apples and make cider like they once did, our most popular size is now the peck bag families enjoy the experience of seeing the apples on the trees and picking a perfect size bag for that one special homemade pie

Cider Mill‏: Apple Pie Recipe

Can cheat and buy a ready made crust

1/2 T Sugar

1 C Shortening

4 C Flour

1 Tsp Salt

8 T Cold Water

Cider Mill‏: Filling

9 Avg

Size ida red apples, peeled, sliced about 1/4" thick

Dash of Salt

1/2 Tsp Nutmeg

5 T Butter

1 C Sugar

1 Tsp Cinnamon

3 T White Flour

Cider Mill‏: Apple Facts

The Crabapple Is the Only Apple Native to North America

Two Pounds of Apples Make One 9-Inch Pie

2500 Varieties of Apples Are Grown in the United States

100 Varieties of Apples Are Grown Commercially in the United States

Apples Are Grown in All 50 States

A Medium Apples Is About 80 Calories

The Pilgrims Planted the First United States Apple Trees in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Apple Trees Take Four to Five Years to Produce Their First Fruit

Apple Varieties Range in Size From a Little Larger Than a Cherry to as Large as a Grapefruit

The Apple Tree Originated in an Area Between the Caspian and the Black Sea

Apples Are a Member of the Rose Family

25 Percent of an Apple's Volume Is Air That Is Why They Float

Europeans Eat About 46 Pounds of Apples Annually

Many Growers Use Dwarf Apple Trees

Most Apple Blossoms Are Pink When They Open but Gradually Fade to White

Most Apples Can Be Grown Farther North Than Most Other Fruits Because They Blossom Late in Spring, Minimizing Frost Damage

Apples Are the Second Most Valuable Fruit Grown in the United States Oranges Are First

The Largest U S Apple Crop Was 2773 Million Cartons in 1998

World's Top Apple Producers Are China, United States, Turkey, Poland and Italy

Newton Pippin Apples Were the First Apples Exported From America in 1768, Some Were Sent to Benjamin Franklin in London

One of George Washington's Hobbies Was Pruning His Apple Trees

Apples Ripen Six to Ten Times Faster at Room Temperature Than if They Were Refrigerated

A Bushel of Apples Weighs About 42 Pounds and Will Yield 20-24 Quarts of Applesauce

The World's Largest Apple Peel Was Created by Kathy Wafler Madison on October 16, 1976, in Rochester, Ny It Was 172 Feet, 4 Inches Long (She Was 16 Years Old at the Time and Grew Up to Be a Sales Manager for an Apple Tree Nursery)

Apples Account for 50% of the World's Deciduous Fruit Tree Production

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

Sixty-Three Percent of the 2005 Us Apple Crop Was Eaten as Fresh Fruit

The Top Apple Producing States Are Washington, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and Virginia

In 2005 There Were 7,500 Apple Growers with Orchards Covering 379,000 Acres

Total Apple Production in the United States in 2005 Was 2349 Million Cartons Valued at $19 Billion

In 2006/2007 Commercial World Production of Apples Was at 44,119,244 Metric Tons

357 Million Bushels of Fresh Market Apples in 2005 Were Exported That Was 24% of the Total Us Fresh-Market Crop

Apples Come in All Shades of Reds, Greens, Yellows

Apple Blossom Is the State Flower of Michigan

7500 Varieties of Apples Are Grown Throughout the World

Apples Are Grown Commercially in 36 States

Apples Are Fat, Sodium, and Cholesterol Free

Apples Are a Great Source of the Fiber Pectin One Apple Has Five Grams of Fiber

The Science of Apple Growing Is Called Pomology

Most Apples Are Still Picked by Hand in the Fall

Apples Are Propagated by Two Methods: Grafting or Budding

Apples Were the Favorite Fruit of Ancient Greeks and Romans

Apples Harvested From an Average Tree Can Fill 20 Boxes That Weigh 42 Pounds Each

The Largest Apple Picked Weighed Three Pounds

The Average Size of a United States Orchard Is 50 Acres

Charred Apples Have Been Found in Prehistoric Dwellings in Switzerland

Some Apple Trees Will Grow Over Forty Feet High and Live Over a Hundred Years

It Takes the Energy From 50 Leaves to Produce One Apple

In Colonial Time Apples Were Called Winter Banana or Melt-in-the-Mouth

Apples Have Five Seed Pockets or Carpels Each Pocket Contains Seeds the Number of Seeds Per Carpel Is Determined by the Vigor and Health of the Plant Different Varieties of Apples Will Have Different Number of Seeds

The Lady or Api Apple Is One of the Oldest Varieties in Existence

In 1730 the First Apple Nursery Was Opened in Flushing, New York

America's Longest-Lived Apple Tree Was Reportedly Planted in 1647 by Peter Stuyvesant in His Manhattan Orchard and Was Still Bearing Fruit When a Derailed Train Struck It in 1866

A Peck of Apples Weigh 105 Pounds

Archaeologists Have Found Evidence That Humans Have Been Enjoying Apples Since at Least 6500 BC

It Takes About 36 Apples to Create One Gallon of Apple Cider

The Old Saying, "an Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away," Comes From an Old English Adage, "to Eat an Apple Before Going to Bed, Will Make the Doctor Beg His Bread"

In 2005 United States Consumers Ate an Average of 461 Pounds of Fresh Apples and Processed Apple Products That's a Lot of Applesauce!

In 2005, 36 Percent of Apples Were Processed Into Apple Products; 186 Percent of This Is for Juice and Cider, 2 Percent Was Dried, 25 Percent Was Frozen, 122 Percent Was Canned and 07 Percent Was Fresh Slices Other Uses Were the Making of Baby Food, Apple Butter or Jelly and Vinegar

In 2006, 58% of Apples Produced in the United States Were Produced in Washington, 11% in New York, 8% in Michigan, 5% in Pennsylvania, 4% in California and 2% in Virginia

In 2005, the Average United States Consumer Ate an Estimated 169 Pounds of Fresh Market Apples

In 2006/2007 the People's Republic of China Led the World in Commercial Apple Production with 24,480,000 Metric Tons Followed by the United States with 4,460,544 Metric Tons

Almost One Out of Every Four Apples Harvested in the United States Is Exported

The Apple Variety 'Red Delicious' Is the Most Widely Grown in the United States with 62 Million Bushels Harvested in 2005

Country Store & Bakery

Whether you are looking just for the fun of it, or seriously shopping for that unique gift for the person who has everything, wiard's wants to serve you so drop by today for a single donut or 10 dozen donuts and cider to quench the thirst of the entire gang we are waiting for you

Picnic Packages

Basic Package

Exclusive use of the site for the day

All set up and clean up provided

Pavilion

Animal Petting Farm

Clean Indoor Restrooms

Hay Barn Play Area

Complete Sports Package

Catering

Party Barn

Use of Outdoor Stage

Giant Sandbox

Picnic Tables

Sports Package‏

Exclusive use by your group

All equipment included except ball gloves

Volleyball Court

Basketball Court

Softball Diamond

Horseshoe Pits

Kid's Package

An add-on to our basic package

Small Prizes or Prize Table

Picnic Relays Game Option

Professional Clowns

Pappy Apple Game Option

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