Anyone have any road tested "killer" hard apple cider recipes? Living in the apple capital of the world, something I must do........thanks, r in w.

I always thought right here in NY State was the apple capital .
It's all a matter of choosing the right apples !

Always the last to know...........

(Known today as the Apple Capital of the World, Wenatchee's agriculture industry came to fruition at the turn of the twentieth century, with the construction of the Highline Canal and the inauguration of the Columbia River Irrigation Project. Once irrigated, the countryside was planted with fruit trees, and Wenatchee quickly became one of the world's largest producers of apples. Today there are more than 170,000 acres of orchards ensconced in these foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Plantations range from elevations of 500 to 3,000 feet above sea level.) Cheers, r in w.

(thought I would add this)



Crops: Apples (Ranked by 2004 cash receipts)

Washington state is clearly the leading producer of apples in the United States. It grows almost 2/3 of all of the apples grown in the nation.

Rank State Value ($1,000) % of Total U.S.
1. Washington 1,142,105 63.99%
2. New York 172,860 9.69%
3. Michigan 95,160 5.33%
4. Pennsylvania 43,410 2.43%
5. Virginia 29,276 1.64%
6. Ohio 24,779 1.39%
7. Oregon 24,323 1.36%
8. Wisconsin 19,010 1.07%
9. North Carolina 17,653 0.99%
10. Massachusetts 13,456 0.75%

Looking through goggle listings I was disappointed in the fact that apple varieties are for the most part not mentioned .
I once read through a NYS list of apple varieties published in the 1930s . 600 were listed !!
Today that's been reduced to a very small fraction of that .Very sad as the quality of the end product is dependant greatly on the apples used. There are nurseries that sell saplings of some of the oldies so if you grow your own check that out !

Ray.
There are several books out there about apple cider. Raintree Nursery in Morton, WA is a good source for the books, and many types of the Cider apple trees.
Some apple varitys simply have more sugar and differnet acids in them thus the ablitly to ferment into Hard cider.
If you take a gallon of normal cider and freeze it, the good stuff will move to the top and it will not freeze. I have then taken a spoon and sampled it. Much better than a DQ blizzard.

Have fun.
Jim Wisner

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Originally posted by J Wisner:If you take a gallon of normal cider and freeze it, the good stuff will move to the top and it will not freeze. I have then taken a spoon and sampled it. Much better than a DQ blizzard.

That's the old method of making "apple jack".....With repeated freezings, alcohol level can be raised to about 30% without distilling. Although I don't think this is legal.

Why would this not be legal?

Is home wine making legal?
Since 1978 the Federal Government has made home wine making legal. However, there are some limitations. A household of two adults or more can make up to 200 gallons of homemade wine annually.

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Originally posted by Ole Miss Guy:
Why would this not be legal?

You got me there! I'm not sure if freezin' jack is illegal.

But if it's fun, it's probably illegal!

When the moon shines
On the cow shed
And we're rollin' in the hay
All the cows are out there grazing
And the milk is on its way.

I am a cider drinker
I drinks it all of the day
I am a cider drinker
It soothes all me troubles away
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay.

It's so cosy in the kitchen
With the smell of rabbit'stew
When the breeze blows 'cross the farmyard
You can smell the cow sheds too.
(Oh, I've never smelt nothing like it in all my life!)

When those combine wheels stops turning
And a hard day's work is done
There's a pub around the corner
It's the place we have our fun.
(Arr, we'll have some fun 'n' all.)

I am a cider drinker
I drinks it all of the day
I am a cider drinker
It soothes all me troubles away
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay.
(Come on, get a couple of pints down 'ere then!)

Now dear old Mabel
When she's able
We takes a stroll down Lover's Lane
And we'll sink a pint of Scrumpy
Then we'll play old nature's game.
(Ha ha ha!
Oo arr!)
But we end up in the duck pond
When the pub is sized to close
With me breeches full o' tadpoles
And the newts between me toes.

I am a cider drinker
I drinks it all of the day
I am a cider drinker
It soothes all me troubles away
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay.
(Come on everyone, get up 'ere then!
Ha ha!)

I am a cider drinker
I drinks it all of the day
I am a cider drinker
It soothes all me troubles away
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay
Oh arr oh arr aay.

Let cider be the spice of life!

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