After grinding up a couple of tubs’ worth of apples, we place a large, round wooden block on top of the mesh bag, which is within the round, slotted basket at the center of the press. And then we use ...

On the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana, picking apples means there’s less food to attract bears.

My husband, Eliot, loves to tell a story about visiting Normandy at apple time. That northern French province is true apple country, and in fall the fruits are piled high around the bases of the trees ...