[Sca-cooks] cider

[Ruth Tannahill]

Cadoc wrote:
> I am a fan of woodchuck, but I like any good cider.

If it's available in your area, see if you can find Magner's cider. If you
do find it and the price doesn't drive you off, pour it into a clear glass,
because it has the most gorgeous rosy gold color. Fabulous. I find Hard Core
and Ace a bit sweet for my palate. I also like Woodchuck (any flavor,
really). Hornsby's OK, but tastes a bit flat.

>
> Does anyone else get blistering headaches while drinking cider?
> It doesn't happen all the time....just once in a while...
>
> Do they have sulfites in them?

Yes, to both questions. Cider is loaded with both natural and added
sulfites. And I sometimes get blinding headaches from it (which last all
day, and only go away with a combination of asprin and benadryl--spell it
however you want). The amount of cider seems to have little bearing on
whether or not I get the headache. Half a bottle or 4 full ones, if I'm
going to get a headache, I'm going to get a headache. But I get the same
effect from apple juice. Sometimes headache, more often, not.

Were you ever allergic to apples? I was as a small child (but not now). That
might have something to do with it.

Berelinde