[Sca-cooks] Stefan finally succeeds in making cider

[Sue Clemenger]

I ran across a recipe one time, years ago, for making "soft" hard cider 
(something with a really low alcohol content), and it involved buying a 
jug of the unpasteurized apple cider (in the U.S., Mel, that's an 
unfermented beverage distinct from apple *juice*), taking the lid off, 
and plugging the neck of the jug loosely with a couple of cotton balls. 
  And letting it sit on your counter for a few days.  Cotton balls 
prevent the ingress of dust and other nasties.  I tried it one time and 
it actually works, but I can get hard cider in a couple of versions that 
aren't bad in just about any local grocery store, so I tend not to 
bother with the homemade.
Best hard cider I ever had was Canadian, though.  Next time I'm in the 
UK, I *definitely* want to try some over there.
--maire

CorwynWdwd at aol.com wrote:

>   So I have to agree sometimes you get real lucky. Some times it is best 
> just to leave it alone, and let mother nature have her way.
> She's lucky she didn't have glass bombs in her garage if she just sealed 
> them. So she's doubly lucky I guess. I usually losen the lid to let out gas every 
> now and then, forgot to once and for that reason there is a patched place in 
> the ceiling of my old apartment that I'm hoping the management never found.... 
> <G>