"Nancy Young" > fnord newsQ9Dk.2$aS.0
@fe089.usenetserver.com:

> George wrote:
>> Cindy Fuller wrote:
>
>>> I live in Washington, apple capital of the US. One would think that
>>> real sweet apple cider would be readily available in the fall.
>>> WRONG!!!
>
>> It might even be for the same reason we can't buy real cider in PA.
>> In a typical overreaction the state gov't required that all apple
>> cider must be pasteurized. That really kills a lot of the flavor. I
>> have noticed that most stores don't even seem to bother selling the
>> pasteurized cider.
>
> Usually I find it by the produce section. As far as pasteurized,
there
> was a case where children died/became very sick because some
> natural cider company wound up using apples that had fallen to the
> ground, therefore picking up salmonella poisoning from deer droppings
> or whatever.
>
> I have no idea if I'm able to buy unpasteurized, I'm assuming no as
> I do live in the no-runny-eggs rare-burgers state.
>
> nancy
>

We can't buy raw milk here in Michigan, and I've gotten hassles about
trying to order things rare at certain restaurants, but I can get
unpasteurized cider at a mill near my home. (Franklin Cider Mill)

I think I'm going to MacGyver some hard cider this year (think unwashed
organic apple from a u-pick for the yeast, and a baloon with holes for
the airlock. ) A friend of mine did this a few years ago and it was
awesome.

But I most certainly would not try to freeze it to make apple jack. that
would be most illegal

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