I had a very intresting conversation with two older ladys today. They told me about how they used to make fresh apple cider from apples in the "olden days"

I thought I'd pass the golden idea on to you all:
Apple Cider
-apples
-2 pots
-a little water
-cheese cloth
-clothsline
Peel and core apples. Place quarters into a pot and bring to a boil, adding only enough water so that the apples will not scorch. Cook apples until soft and mushy.Put a colender over top pot #2. Line with cheesecloth. Pour apples and liquid into lined colender, then bring up edges of cheesecloth to form a bag. Tie a string around the top of cheesecloth "bag". Take that and the pot out to the clothsline and hang the bag with the ends of string. Let liquid drain into pan until eather you can't stand to wait any longer

, or it isn't dripping any more. Warm up liquid and serve, or put desired spices into liquid before warming it up for and extra treat. Eat reserved applesauce, make it into apple butter, or whatever. Yum!
Note: Even though it is winter as I write this, I can imagine that bugs and flys could very possibly be a problem. My sister made "yogurt cheese" a while back by tying a cheesecloth bag full of yogurt to a refriderater shelf and letting it drain. I think the same thing could be achieved with the tasty treat above. An indoor clothsline might work too...