woodchuck and spring
Posted: March 14, 2013 Filed under: food | Tags: fizz, hard cider, Normandy, woodchuck 13 Comments »When we were in Normandy I developed a taste for hard cider. That and when I was a boy my father would set a glass bottle of cider ( they came in gallon glass jars then ) behind the house for a while. Then over my mother’s laments, we would strain it out through cheesecloth ( removing any bugs who went for a swim ) and I would get a tiny glass. It was rough stuff, but I still remember the fizz as we filtered it.
woodchuck hard cider
This modern pasteurized version was pretty good, and very well strained. It made one more parting in the merger a little bit easier. Sorry about the Budweiser glass – some bars just don’t understand.
May you find that fizz where ever you are.
Even it’ s 7 in the morning here, I would love a glass of good cider. Not too typical for me but…most definitely I have been “motivated” by your post.
A great way to start the morning. Especially if you are just coming in from the night before.
Do you have a local beverage you enjoy from where you are, or your youth ( which may be now
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Hehee, I wish it was late night turning into a difficult morning but no…just a regular one this time.
Looking back in the past I think kvass is the beverage that comes to my mind – from my childhood as well as the years of youth (that are in the past). It is a fermented beverage made from black or regular rye bread and is often flavored with fruits or herbs.
interesting — I will put it on my list. thanks
When my parents first came to Canada they worked for an apple orchard farmer. Later when we were born and older we would visit as a family and have the cider they made there. Good memories.
yes, there is nothing like unpasteurized apple cider!
Can’t get it where I am now unless you go to the orchard and are friends with the owner
Yes I fondly remember my sometimes tipsy childhood!
I don’t like cider, but I love your story!
I’m glad you like my stories. Do you favor champagne ?
Red wine!
ah…. I knew you would have excellent taste
Great story! Cider rocks on a cold summer day. To add about kvass, it’s sort of like a malt drink, popular in Eastern Europe and Russia. I remember standing in queue to buy some as a kid, but of course we has limited variety of soda too at that time. Somehow your stories take me back on a memorylane.
thanks.
Thanks Kristi – be sure to share your stories with your children. It helps them learn about who they are by knowing who you are.