Missionary Benedictine Monks of Christ the King Priory
The apple trees on Mission Hill yielded another abundant harvest this year. Our resident apple expert, Fr. Germar, along with co-workers Marv and Brad, led the effort of picking and pressing the apples to be used for our home made cider and jelly. Apples were also sliced and frozen to be used in various cakes and pastries in the coming year.
Work can be a lot of fun…especially when it involves apples! There hasn’t been a day these past couple of weeks without some sort of apple product on the refectory table — apple cider (both fresh and fermented), apple pie, applesauce, apple strudel, apple jelly…the list goes on. Two of our Missionary Benedictine Sisters (Sr. Catherine & Novice Gina) and a co-worker (Monica) from Immaculata Monastery came by today to help relieve us of our overabundance of apples. We were later joined by a couple of priests from the Sioux City Diocese who were on retreat at Saint Benedict Center.
Sr. Catherine enjoys the fruits of her labor
Nov. Gina
Br. Damian looking busy
Sr. Catherine
Monica
Br. Damian & Nov. Gina
Apple Pickin' Priest!
Good times!
The apples keep coming in such abundance! Fr. Germar picked several more bushels of apples from the orchard the other day, reporting that the trees are still full of fruit. Perhaps there are some Oblates who are interested in picking and taking home a bag or two of apples after the meeting this Saturday?
Our guests from Germany, Emmy, Hans & Constanze (Br. Vianney’s brother & sister-in-law) assisted Br. Vianney with peeling, coring, and slicing apples to be stored in the freezer. The sliced apples stay fresh for delicious desserts throughout the coming months.
Hans & Constanze
Emmy, Br. Vianney, Hans & Constanze
Emmy
Hans, Constanze & Br. Vianney
Emmy, Hans & Constanze
Our apple orchards have yielded an incredibly abundant harvest this year! Several monks and co-workers have been busy this past week picking apples and pressing them (on an old-fashioned Geman press) for fresh cider and most, a fermented cider the monks enjoy every evening at supper. Br. Vianney and Emmy, our friend from Germany, have been busy in the kitchen making apple jelly and preparing all sorts of yummy apple desserts & pastries. A big thank you to our co-workers Marv, Harold, and Becky for all their hard work and effort!
Marv & Br. Linus at the press
Br. Linus
Br. Damian attempts to press...
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