Do you drink cider in your country?
I’m a West Country lass so i know it well. What about you?
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Majorlatency · M
Freeranger · M
I do. In fact, though it will be a some years before they produce, I planted a host of apple trees this Spring, the varieties chosen being older varieties that, were good all-purpose apples and possessing enough tannin to make good cider apples.
I have in the past hand ground apples using an old press to fill a 50 gallon wooden barrel, which I would then spike and let set for a good 7-8 months or so.
Cider is an ancient art.
I have in the past hand ground apples using an old press to fill a 50 gallon wooden barrel, which I would then spike and let set for a good 7-8 months or so.
Cider is an ancient art.
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Freeranger · M
@Ceinwyn So Ceinwyn, do they create Apple Jack where you live? Here in the extreme Northeast where I live having a cider barrel in a dirt cellar has always been a tradition and something we looked forward to in the Autumn of the year.
"Apple Jack"....as the legend goes, is cider left outside in the extreme Winter cold where, the water from the cider hardens, leaving the sugary alcohol part of the cider, which was then drained for a more potent cider alternative. I've never done it, and I'm not sure how much is face and how much fiction...but I like the ingenuity of the farm folk, having grown up on a farm.😊
"Apple Jack"....as the legend goes, is cider left outside in the extreme Winter cold where, the water from the cider hardens, leaving the sugary alcohol part of the cider, which was then drained for a more potent cider alternative. I've never done it, and I'm not sure how much is face and how much fiction...but I like the ingenuity of the farm folk, having grown up on a farm.😊
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@Freeranger Yes they do. Here we call it Scrumpy Jack after “apple scrumping”. And quite often there’s atleast a little truth in the tall takes 🙂
Barny52 · 56-60, M
@smiler2012 O i like me pint of bitter as well x
smiler2012 · 56-60
@Barny52 whats your favourite is websters a yorkshire brewery i think tetleys is
Barny52 · 56-60, M
@smiler2012 John smith’s made in Sheffield
SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
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Fluffybull · F
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
Yes. It's not alcoholic-. It's apples cruehed and strained in our country.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@Changeisgonnacome Oh okay. Which country is that?
Changeisgonnacome · 61-69, F
@Ceinwyn Pennsylvania. We have cider press parties in the fall.
Ceinwyn · 26-30, F
@Changeisgonnacome Ah okay. So you. An get alcoholic cider, you just prefer it without
Sidewinder · 36-40, M
If it's clear and yellow, you got juice there, fellow. If it's tangy and brown, you're in cider town.
Mamapolo2016 · F
I don't know how much we do drink it, but we certainly drank it in years gone.
smiler2012 · 56-60
i am british too but it more attributed too somerset [ceinwyn]
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
More of a niche drink here.... Not part of the culture
Tracos · 51-55, M
rarely... beer mostly and some wine...
TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP
Dickin's
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Yes
Justenjoyit · 61-69, M
Not really where I live now.
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empanadas · 31-35, M
I only drink rum and vodka.
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