Seasonal & Holidays
History Of Apple Cider In Bergen County Chronicled At Special Exhibit
A cider press from the 1800s and information about what life was like for residents then is at the Schoolhouse Museum in Ridgewood.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The history and practice of making fresh apple juice in Bergen County is chronicled at a new exhibit at the Schoolhouse Museum this month.
Attendees can see a cider press and learn about life in North Jersey in the 1800s at the Schoolhouse Museum's Farm and Home exhibit.
By the late 1800s, the hand-cranked cider press was invented and quickly became a common household appliance, information from the museum states.
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The museum is at 650 East Glen Ave. and is open Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.
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People use a hand-cranked apple press to make fresh cider. Used with permission via Flickr Creative Commons license.
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