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"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Default wrote on 24 Sep 2009 21:14:18 GMT:
>
> >> 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
>
> > The new Simply Apple product (from Coca-Cola) is unfiltered
> > juice, not from concentrate. It is pasteurtized.
>
> I am reminded of the story of the grape juice that was popular in
> Probihition times. It was sold labelled "Take care, may ferment at room
> temperature".

There are a couple of roadside stores around here. They sell cherry
cider among other things. In my younger days, I couldn't buy a bottle
of the stuff without the clerk explaining under what conditions it would
ferment to produce an alcoholic beverage, and how long it would keep
after that.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA