TheNocturnalEgyptian
5th February 2011, 09:33 PM
When they dug the first wells at Jamestown, they hit stagnant water. Following this, the life expectancy was only 25 years of age, which is why indentured servitude 'worked' as a long-term strategy; servants were not generally expected to survive the duration of their contracts. The production of apple cider in the early colonial years played a large part in pushing the average life expectancy out to 35 years, a huge difference. General quality of life and health were improved overall as well. Traditionally cider was considered a healthy and sin-free drink.
I personally love apple cider. I love apple juice, and I love hard cider as well. The most important aspect to my enjoyment is purity of ingredients. It is not necessarily the taste that I love, but the vibrant, alive feeling I derive from properly made cider and juice.
In the hot toddie thread, I detailed how I enjoy heating Apple Juice and adding Single Malt Whiskey to it . . .
In this thread, I must confess my love for Real Apple Cider, as they would have made hundreds of years ago . . .
It is a drink which repairs and flushes the gallbladder. Most gallbladder cleanses on the internet involve drinking raw cider prior to the flush.
Cider can be made by anyone, and there are many different types. Right now I am drinking: J.K. Scrumpy's Seasonal Cider. It is cider, apples from michigan, with vanilla, cinnamon, and maple added.
96 points on ratebeer
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/jks-solstice-hard-cider/113726/54824/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/113726.jpg
http://www.alabev.com/images/JK_Scrumpy_.gif
http://www.beechhillartisans.com/cider%20press%20Grand%20alone%20BHA3.JPG
http://thefurniturejunction.com/images/Gallery/Build/Cider%20011.jpg
Cider saved the first pilgrims, restored their health, and contributed to a near revolution when the the government could no longer provide lands to freed indentured servants past the appalacian mountains due to the treaty with the indians. Cool part of American history, and easily the best drink I can think of!
I personally love apple cider. I love apple juice, and I love hard cider as well. The most important aspect to my enjoyment is purity of ingredients. It is not necessarily the taste that I love, but the vibrant, alive feeling I derive from properly made cider and juice.
In the hot toddie thread, I detailed how I enjoy heating Apple Juice and adding Single Malt Whiskey to it . . .
In this thread, I must confess my love for Real Apple Cider, as they would have made hundreds of years ago . . .
It is a drink which repairs and flushes the gallbladder. Most gallbladder cleanses on the internet involve drinking raw cider prior to the flush.
Cider can be made by anyone, and there are many different types. Right now I am drinking: J.K. Scrumpy's Seasonal Cider. It is cider, apples from michigan, with vanilla, cinnamon, and maple added.
96 points on ratebeer
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/jks-solstice-hard-cider/113726/54824/
http://www.ratebeer.com/beerimages/113726.jpg
http://www.alabev.com/images/JK_Scrumpy_.gif
http://www.beechhillartisans.com/cider%20press%20Grand%20alone%20BHA3.JPG
http://thefurniturejunction.com/images/Gallery/Build/Cider%20011.jpg
Cider saved the first pilgrims, restored their health, and contributed to a near revolution when the the government could no longer provide lands to freed indentured servants past the appalacian mountains due to the treaty with the indians. Cool part of American history, and easily the best drink I can think of!