Cafe capers: improvisation and experimentation

What to do when you want to make apple muffins and the 12-hole muffin pan has been removed by someone who claims it was hers all along and you need something to support the floppy paper cases?
After giving up on cake tins and metal trays I lighted upon a set of ramekins which proved to do the job to perfection.

How to tackle an apple mountain without going to the trouble of a major juicing operation? Boiling them up in Ann's big steamer with some overblown blackberries turned out to produce a delicious drink that, with the addition of a little honey, should prove a hit. Shame we can't let it ferment - we don't have a license to sell alcohol.