I just made Apple Cider for the first time.

[no_hypocrisy]

And it ain't bad at all . . . . .

[Tetrachloride]

1. I tried to make apple chutney but it became spicy applesauce

Cider for the win. Its been a year since I had.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. Really? Love it. Hard to make?

[no_hypocrisy]

4. Not too bad.

You simmer apples and an orange in water with aromatics (whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, whole nutmeg, whole allspice) with brown sugar, mash it, strain it. Takes 3+ hours.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. Oh.. thought maybe long aging process involved. Will try now

Thank you

[Old Crank]

3. We made it and had excess

With the excess we put some in the freezer.
When it was like shlush we put a couple of layers of cheesecloth in a salad spinner and spun it out until the ice was clear. Frost distallation.

[dem in texas]

6. fresh apple cider

We used to live in an apple raising region. Loved it, would buy several bushels of "falls' for a low price, then peel them and bag for my freezer; had apples for pies and cobblers all winter. Even made a batch of apple butter one year. Best of all would be when the orchards put out a flag out front, that meant they had fresh cider for sell. Makes me want to take a trip up north this fall.