Apple Cider

Missy Wombat's Note:

From a 1960s rural New Zealand cookbook, this is the recipe for apple cider. I haven't tried it yet as I am still collecting enough swing stoppered glass bottles to recycle for this recipe! Cook time is actually the standing time

• Total Time: 97 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 96 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 gallon ...

• 3 lbs apples
• 1 gallon boiling water
• 1 lb sugar
• 1 ounce raisins

Directions:

1. Cut apples into pieces, skins and cores.
2. Add sugar and raisins.
3. Cover with boiling water.
4. Allow to stand for 4 days.
5. Strain and bottle.
6. Tie corks down!

Reviews

[La Gourmande]

This is good, but if you have the Vitamix, you can make cider in minutes using the same ingredients. I substitute honey and brown sugar for sugar and also add cinnamon and allspice for flavering.

[Firewife16]

This is amazing! Thank you for the recipe, so easy to make and well worth waiting 4 days for it. Will definately be making this again and again. I also added 2 cinnamon sticks to the recipe.

[Climbnyak]

I was disappointed. I had mold floating on the top by the end of my 4 days, and the resulting "cider" tasted like apple flavored sugar water. It sure smelled good though. I followed the recipe, but cut it in half. I don't know what went wrong. :(