>> Tati: CANDY CORN FOR THE WIN. >> Jason: CANDY CORN?
>> Tati: IT’S THE BOMB!
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Jason: ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
ABOUT LIVING IN THE D DURING THE
FALL SEASON IS CIDER AND
DOUGHNUTS.
DOUGHNUTS. AND A FAVORITE OF MINE AND METRO
DETROIT AS WELL, OTHER SPONSORS
AT THE FAMILY-OWNED FRANKLIN
CIDER MILL INVITED MICHELLE
OLIVER OUT TO SEE WHAT’S
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. >> Tati: THEY’VE BEEN A FAVORITE
FOR GENERATIONS.
FOR GENERATIONS. AND YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WHY.
WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS. >> Michelle: WARM DOUGHNUTS,
PAIRED WITH RECENTLY PRESSED
CIDER.
CIDER. >> THAT’S GREAT!
>> Michelle: NOTHING IS MORE
QUINTESSENTIALLY FALL.
QUINTESSENTIALLY FALL. >> THUMBS-UP.
>> THUMBS-UP. >> Michelle: AT FRANKLIN CIDER
MILL, THIS IS PART OF THE
TRADITION FOR MANY YEARS NOW.
>> I THINK IT WAS 1837, THIS
BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY
COMPLETED, AND IT WAS A GRIST
MILL AND IT TOOK ALL OF THE
FORMERS’ PRODUCTS AND GROUND IT
INTO FLOUR.
INTO FLOUR. 1918 OR 1919, A FAMILY CALLED
THE MCKIEs BOUGHT THE MILL AND
TURNED IT INTO A CIDER MILL.
IN ’66, MY FATHER BOUGHT IT.
>> Michelle: IT’S A TRADITION
FOR MANY FAMILIES IN THE AREA.
>> WE TRY TO COME ONCE A YEAR, A
COUPLE TIMES A YEAR.
>> 3 TIMES TO 5 TIMES A WEEK.
WHENEVER I CAN MAKE IT.
>> THE GRANDKIDS COME IN AND WE
BRING THEM HERE.
>> IT’S QUAINT, LIKE A HOME
SPOT.
SPOT. >> CARRYING ON THE TRADITION OF
WHAT WE’VE DONE IN THE PAST.
>> Michelle: ONE THING THEY
REMEMBER, THE DUCKS.
>> THE DUCKS ONLY COME WHEN THE
CIDER MILL IS OPEN AND SHOW UP
JUST IN TIME FOR THE CHILDREN TO
BEGIN FEEDING THEM.
>> Michelle: BUT IT’S THEIR
CIDER AND DOUGHNUTS THAT KEEP
THE PEOPLE COMING BACK.
>> YEAH, THE DOUGHNUTS AND THE
CIDER.
CIDER. THAT’S WHAT WE USUALLY GET.
>> Michelle: AND THEY DO THINGS
DIFFERENTLY THAN SOME OF THE
OTHER LOCAL MILLS.
LET’S START WITH THEIR CIDER.
>> WE DON’T OWN OUR APPLE
ORCHARDS, AND WE NEVER DID.
WHAT’S INTERESTING IS THAT WE
THEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRAW
APPLES FROM AROUND THE STATE
SO UNLIKE IN AN ORCHARD, THEY
MAY HAVE SEVERAL VARIETIES, WE
CAN ADD TO THAT NUMBER.
>> Michelle: THE APPLES COME IN
BIG BEGINS LIKE THESE.
THEY’RE WASHED AND GROUND UP
BEFORE COMING TO THE PRESS.
>> THEY MAKE A 7-LAYER CAKE OF
APPLES.
APPLES. >> Michelle: SO THE APPLES COME
DOWN HERE.
DOWN HERE. WHAT KIND OF CLOTH IS THIS?
>> NYLON.
>> NYLON. >> Michelle: AND THEY’RE WRAPPED
IN THE CLOTH SO ALL YOU GET IS
THE JUICE.
THE JUICE. >> JUST THE JUICE.
>> Michelle: IT’S STORED UNTIL
PEOPLE ARE READY TO BUY IT.
AND THEN IT’S BOTTLED.
IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE, BUT IT’S
FINNICKY.
FINNICKY. AND WHAT’S CIDER WITHOUT
DOUGHNUTS?
DOUGHNUTS? >> I SHOULD BE EATING ONE NOW
AND YOU CAN SEE THE LOOK AND MY
FACE.
FACE. >> Michelle: THEY’RE CRISPY ON
THE OUTSIDE.
THE OUTSIDE. SOFTNESS, CRISPNESS ON THE
OUTSIDE, IT’S PERFECT.
>> IT’S AN OLD GERMAN SPICE
RECIPE THAT WE STILL USE TODAY.
>> Michelle: I DID IT!
TWO, THREE -- I DID THE COOL BAG
FOR IT.
FOR IT. >> EVERYBODY IS SMILING AND
LAUGHING AND EVERYONE LEAVES
HAPPY.
HAPPY. IT’S A TRADITION IN EVERYONE’S
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> Tati: WARM, FRESHLY MADE
DOUGHNUTS WITH A COLD GLASS OF
REFRESHING CIDER SOUNDS GOOD TO
ME.
ME. >> Jason: I’VE BEEN GOING THERE
SINCE I WAS A KID.
YOU CAN SCROLL UP TO THE END,
GUYS.
GUYS. THE DOUGHNUTS TASTE THE SAME AS
WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
>> Tati: YOU KNOW HOW THINGS ARE
FIRMLY PLANTED IN YOUR HEART AND
THEN YOU GO BACK AND IT’S NOT
WHAT YOU REMEMBER IT TO BE.
>> Jason: IT’S PART OF THE
REASON WHY I BOUGHT THE HOUSE
WHERE I BOUGHT IT.
YOU THINK I’M KIDDING.
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