- Date
- 1970-10
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- agricultureseasonal-lifecommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During the 1970 apple crop, Beaver Islanders restored an antique cider press, pressed fifteen gallons of cider, and cooked apple butter in a large outdoor kettle with children and adults participating.
Evidence and limits
The article documents foodways, equipment, ingredients, and participants but does not identify a formal organization or preserve a complete recipe.
Sources
- Describes restoration and use of an antique hand-operated cider press, fifteen gallons of cider, two bushels and a peck of apples, and outdoor cooking of apple butter with Island children and adults assisting.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published foodways report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders revive cider pressing and apple-butter making, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-apple-cider-and-butter-making-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1970, “Cider and Apple Butter the Old Fashioned Way.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-06. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Beaver Islanders revive cider pressing and apple-butter making, 1970”RIS for “Beaver Islanders revive cider pressing and apple-butter making, 1970”