Starting in August every year, Dan Kuhn, begins his search for native, wild fruits. He’s done this for several years and now knows friends and neighbors who will help him in his search. They gather elderberries, crab apples, wild plums and choke cherries.              They process the fruits using an antique press, cook the fruits in an open kettle and fill each jar one at a time by hand. All of this processing is done in the Cider Depot in Courtland, Kansas.         The Depot was originally the Sante Fe-Rock Island depot which was built in 1919. In 1989, Dan purchased the building and moved it one mile north of Courtland on US Highway 36. Today the Cider Depot sells jellies, apple butters, syrups made with their own recipes as well as other Kansas specialties.