Juice fresh from the apples

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A is for apple juice, straight out of the apple press, in Austria!
Helping with the apple picking and pressing was a favorite Arbeit for me last October at the Franciscan community farm.
At noon and evening meals together, endless bottles of our homemade juice and cider and the fermented cider the Austrians call Most were always on the table.
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(Linking to ABC Wednesday, today entering its 9th year with Round 18!)
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Austrian apples

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I got to help the Franziskusgemeinschaft men pick apples! 

Well, actually I was picking UP apples, the ones that came down while the brave men were 8 meters up on the ladders.

One apple fell hard on my back as I was bending over.
A sign of the times: my first reaction was "OMG I've been stabbed!"
I may be in Austria right now but my heart is in and with Israel as she bleeds.
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(Linking to Our World Tuesday.)
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