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One of those "off the beaten path" must-experience places,
B. F. Clyde's Cider Mill is set apart from the most popular tourist sites.
Located at 129 North Stonington Road in Old Mystic,
it was one of our favorite stops while we were in Connecticut.
This is the home of the oldest steam-powered cider mill in the United States!
Just a quaint wood building tucked away amid the trees.
Nothing innovative or industrial looking about it.
B. F. Clyde's is open from September through late December.
It's a national historic mechanical engineering landmark!
We really enjoyed watching how the press operates.
Ground apples pour out into fabric-lined frames.
The apples are spread evenly using a state-of-the-art tool called a "garden hoe."
The fabric is folded over...
...then topped with another frame.
The process repeats several more times.
Now it's time for the press to do its work.
The apple juice runs out and is collected below.
With my thanks to Lee C., I share this YouTube video
so that you can see the Cider Mill come to life!
A collection of old cider jugs hangs from the rafters.
It warms my heart that they're still family owned and operated!
Six generations of Clydes have been making cider since 1881!
After our tour of the mill, we popped over to their little shop,
filled with good things like sweet apple cider,
apple pies, local honey, fudge and maple syrup.
This was the most delectable melt-in-my-mouth apple cider donut
You may recall that my hubby and I recently went apple picking. You can see those photos here.
I wanted to find a recipe that was out-of-the-ordinary, something that was jazzed up a bit.
The result was Cream Cheese Apple Crisp, much to the delight of my family, who dubbed it a "keeper"!
Cream Cheese Apple Crisp TOPPING 1 1/2
cups quick-cooking oatmeal 1 1/3
cups all-purpose flour 1 cup
packed brown sugar 2
teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4
cup butter, chilled, cut up
APPLES 6 cups
peeled chopped apples (1/2 inch) (4 large apples) 1/3
cup sugar 2
tablespoons all-purpose flour 1
teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4
teaspoon salt FILLING 1
(8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened 1/2
cup sugar 2 eggs 2
tablespoons all-purpose flour 2
tablespoons milk Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, stir together oatmeal, 1 1/3 cups flour,
brown sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Press half the mixture into bottom of 13x9-inch glass baking dish; reserve
remaining mixture for topping. In
large bowl, toss together all apple ingredients until apples are coated. Spread
over crust. Beat cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, 2 tablespoons flour and milk; beat until combined. Spread over apple
mixture; sprinkle with reserved oatmeal mixture. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and apples are tender. Cool on wire
rack.
This recipe was found on a website called Cooking Club.
