West Branch
5 year old buck +
I mentioned in the seed thread that I was going to be juicing some plums and making some jelly. We have a Mehu-Maija steam juicer we got as a gift. My mother used one when I was growing up and she still does. She mainly uses it for jellies, jam and juice from crab apples, grapes, rhubarb, and other stuff. They are also called a Mehu-Liisa, not sure what either means, but here is a link to a website that talks about them:
http://www.juicer-steamer.com/
A few weeks ago we picked what I estimated as 20 lbs of plums, I popped the seeds out of some and cut them in half but left most of them whole.
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The juicer comes in a few different pieces. The bottom holds the water:
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The middle holds the juice and has a drain and the top section is a colander that holds the fruit:
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I had a couple growlers and a few 1.5 pint jars to store the juice in until we had time to make jelly. It just drains by gravity:
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This was after the plumbs had been juiced for a while:
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http://www.juicer-steamer.com/
A few weeks ago we picked what I estimated as 20 lbs of plums, I popped the seeds out of some and cut them in half but left most of them whole.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc465%2Fjota3206%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FIMAG0451.jpg&hash=3fa4dbd90cc8c9ccedd4397710d355b2)
The juicer comes in a few different pieces. The bottom holds the water:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc465%2Fjota3206%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FIMAG0452.jpg&hash=6d01dc5557b7db569deee39f8269e1d7)
The middle holds the juice and has a drain and the top section is a colander that holds the fruit:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc465%2Fjota3206%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FIMAG0453.jpg&hash=135cd49470216c0715fc7b582d020aa8)
I had a couple growlers and a few 1.5 pint jars to store the juice in until we had time to make jelly. It just drains by gravity:
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1213.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc465%2Fjota3206%2FMobile%2520Uploads%2FIMAG0454.jpg&hash=cc711e6f3a4ff984a761568e6e138943)
This was after the plumbs had been juiced for a while:
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