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Default Cider (or lack thereof) rant

Sqwertz wrote:
> George > wrote:
>
>> 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. They used manure to fertilize the orchard.
>
>> They won't sell unpasteurized to you if they don't
>> know you. They practice safe picking methods.

>
> That's a stupid criteria. Are people they know less likely to get
> sick from unpasteurized juice? Do they only want their friends to
> get sick?
>
> -sw


You can't legally sell unpasteurized cider in PA so they don't want a
megafine or maybe even harsher action. This is a family owned farm run
by sensible people not bigbox. So they make some quality unpasteurized
product available to people like me who appreciate the difference in
quality and grew up drinking it. It isn't any different than a safe,
competent cook making a large batch of something and selling some to
their neighbors. The government also prohibits that.