Try it out! If you don’t like the holiday spices, just leave them out and serve over ice. This homemade fermented soda is an awesome drink for the holidays. Fortunately, cider has made a major comeback in the past few decades, but the major tragedy that happened so long ago still affects us today. It was illegal to sell alcoholic cider so companies rebranded raw apple cider to refer to the non-alcoholic version and when Prohibition was finally defeated, the term “hard” was added to the beginning of apple cider to mean alcoholic and has stuck ever since. Only recently have orchardists and gardeners began experimenting to cross-breed and create the perfect cider apples. The genetics of so many rare tannic apple varieties that were used to make the perfect blends of cider have been lost forever. During prohibition, cider became known as “the devil’s brew.” Due to the demonization of cider, many of the major apple orchards all over the United States were cut down and burned. The confusion started due to the passage of Prohibition in the United States in the 1920s where alcohol became illegal. Americans think of hard apple cider as the alcoholic version whereas in the rest of the world alcoholic apple cider is simply known as cider. It also has a bit to do with American history. The difference between the terms “apple cider” and “hard apple cider” really comes down to where you live in the world. Apple Cider and the Tragedy of Prohibition Further filtering is required to remove harmful substances.Īpple juice is when you filter out the pulp out of raw apple cider, concentrate the juice, and then pasteurize it for long-term storage. It’s also potentially harmful since the remaining substances are not only ethanol, but poisonous methanol, esters, aldehydes, and fusel alcohols. This process is technically illegal since it’s a form of distillation. We send it directly to your email so you can start reading, cooking and relaxing immediately! This is our premium content not found on our website.A process of freezing fermented cider called “jacking” (freeze distillation or fractional crystallization) and then removing frozen water which concentrates the alcohol upwards to 30%! This is similar to brandy.
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If you love Fall recipes, check out this delicious Pumpkin Coffee Cake!Īre you reading our digital magazine, Front Porch Life? It’s full of great new recipes, country living, fantastic people, southern charm, cooking tips and so much more. Your house will smell wonderful when this recipe is simmering in the crock pot. Note: This will keep for several days in the refrigerator and can be reheated in the microwave when you want to enjoy a cup. If using rum or bourbon just have guests add to their cup or glass how much they like and then add the mulled cider along with a cinnamon stick.
Remove orange and cinnamon sticks before serving. I usually just make several rings around the orange with the cloves. Punch holes in the orange with a toothpick and stick in whole cloves. Pour apple cider into a 3 1/2 quart crock pot.
Ingredients for mulled apple cider:Ĥ or 5 cinnamon sticks for making the cider You might enjoy checking out our recipe for Irish coffee, too. I serve this right from the crock pot and just add a ladle so guests can get the amount they want. Serve it with your favorite muffins, pie and cake or just anytime you want a hot comforting drink. Apple cider is wonderful in the fall of the year or just anytime.Ĭrock pot mulled cider is one of the easiest recipes I have made and it is good.
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