Gloria P wrote:
> graham wrote:
>
>>>
>> Can't find the OP but what is the difference between "real sweet
>> apple cider" (fresh-pressed or otherwise) and "Simply Apple" apple
>> juice? Graham (to whom cider means an alcoholic drink)
>>
>>
>
> cider = fresh pressed apple juice, no preservatives; it spoils or
> ferments rather quickly, often cloudy
>
> apple juice = juice that has been filtered, pasteurized or has
> preservatives added; some are even diluted with water
>
> hard cider = alcoholic cider, sales are controlled as other
> alcoholic
> products
>
> The flavor of cider is usually better if it contains a variety of
> apples and it is sweeter if pressed after a frost or a series of
> cold
> nights.
> gloria p

In Maryland, what is called cider is required to be pasteurized so
doesn't ferment. To me, it's apple juice. What I call cider is known
as "hard cider" and is alcoholic. The only kind I've found here in
the US is called "Woodchuck" and has a pretty low alcohol content.

Dora