Apple Cider

"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"
 
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Ready In:
97hrs
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
1 gallon approximately
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ingredients

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directions

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

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  1. 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.
     
  2. 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.
     
  3. 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. :(
     
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  1. 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.
     

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