Cider (or lack thereof) rant
George wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> 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
>
> I remember the case. They had let cows graze in the orchard and were
> picking up and using apples that had dropped.
>
It was Odwalla. I miss New England's self-pick o9rchards and fresh cider.
If I were cooking a recipe that called for cider and couldn't find any,
I think I would buy some good quality apple juice (Martinelli?) and
simmer it till it concentrated to half the original volume. If that was
too sweet, a dash of cider vinegar might help.
gloria p
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