Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
Most everything in our gardens
has been harvested. The tomatoes
and zucchini have finally quit
bearing. There are a few potoates
left to be dug as they got quite
weedy.
The grandchildren like the job
of helping me fill a basket with
new potatoes. When they spy one
they can’t wait until I loosen the
ground but rather they dig after it
with their fingers. Each one thinks
it is his turn to pick it up. They like
to help me because after the work
is finished I give each of them a
piece of candy.
Last year a groundhog continu
ally ate off my edible soybeans. I
only got 10 beans which I saved
and planted this year. They were
in a different garden near our
house and they had an abundant
crop. We eat some as green beans
and others are dried and then used
for baked beans. They can be
cooked forever and never get
mushy. ‘
We picked our last watermelon
and immediately cut it open and
ate some sitting by the well. The
little boys and I enjoyed spitting
the seeds on the grass. It tasted
better than ittfloes at the dinner
table.
Recently, Allen and I were
chairmen of a Rural Youth picnic
in our county. As I suggested a
“catered picnic,” they gave us the
job of arranging for it. We
engaged a pavilion in a Communi
ty Park and arranged for games
and music.
The fact that next year will be
our 60th reunion tells you some-
Six Berks County 4-H horse
club members exhibited their 4-H
horse production projects at the
Eastern Pennsylvania 4-H Horse
Production Show Aug. 23 at the
Montgomery County 4-H Center
in Creamery.
The results of the show are as
follows:
Paint - 2-Year-Old Filly and
Futurity Class - Katie Ramsay.
Miniature Horse - Filly of This
Year - Jessica Sobjak.
Miniature Horse - Yearling Fil
ly - Jessica Sobjak.
Quarter Horse - Filly of This
Year - Keith Kaufman.
Palomino - Filly of This Year -
Ernie Kocher.
Hunter Type Pony - Yearling
Gelding - Timothy Clewell.
Appaloosa - Yearling Filly -
Rebecca Sobjak.
thing about the age of the people
who attended. Memories were
shared and also concerns about
health problems. We don’t seem
to find enough time to just visit
As years pass, old friendships
become more precious.
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Cider Flows
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the tours that come to the mill
every year.
“We’re expecting a two bus tour
from Binghamton soon,” said
Daisy. “I just hope it doesn’train!”
The Case family has beat in the
apple cider business since 1946
when Chester Case, David’s
father, lived in downtown
Mansfield.
“At that time, he was on East
Elmira Street. He started when
area farmers would bring apples to
him to be pressed,” said Daisy.
“David started helping his Dad at
five years old.”
When David’s father died,
David took over the family ven
ture, continuing to custom press
apples for area residents.
In 1973, David purchased the
two-story press and moved the
operation just west of town. He
then built a mill around the press
complete with an area to wash the
apples and storage for 600 bushels
of apples.
Since then, he has been expand
ing the operation bit by bit. In 1988
they enlarged the operation to
include a shop where people could
not only purchase fresh pressed
cider, but also baked goods and
homemade apple butter and other
fall delights. Later they added the
antique business. They also added
additional cold storage for 400
more bushels of apples.
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helps with the cider making busi
ness, making this a three
generation operation. A friend,
Reid Chamberlain, also helps in
every aspect of the cider making
process.
The newest venture* for the Case
family is a bit more high tech than
the old fashioned art of cider mak
ing. They recently opened a site on
the World Wide Web.
“With this, people can visit us
any time of the year,” explained
Daisy.
Included on the website are
explanations of how cider is made,
helpful apple tips and delicious
apple recipes. Gift ideas from the
antique and gift shop are also
included. People can visit the
Mansfield Cider Mill year-round
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No matter how high tech the
world becomes, however, most
people can be assured that the cider
that flows from the Mansfield Cid
er Mill will always have a touch of
that old fashioned goodness that
only comes from hard work and a
good old press.
“This is our love. We’re known
for our cider. It’s good juice,”
Daisy said with a smile.
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