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[Pat Meadows <pat@containerseeds.com>]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 07:33:24 -0500, you wrote:

>It's likely true.  I've read in a few sources that (hard) cider was a 
>staple in colonial times, up through Johnny Appleseed's day.  "The 
>botany of Desire" has a nice chapter on apples, including their use in 
>hard cider in the US and Johnny's role.  Hard cider in the US died 
>during prohibition, and urbanization prevented it from coming back - it 
>was a product usually produced by each household, not a commercial 
>product.
>

It's back as a commercial product now, although on a minor
scale compared to, say, beer.  

Personally, I do like hard cider and don't like beer - at
least not any beer I've tasted yet, and I've tasted some
reputably really excellent beers (my husband is British).

Pat
  
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