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~ The History of Hard Cider ~

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DID YOU KNOW?!!!!......
The Romans and Hebrews historically were known to make a drink using apples and fermented juice.  Julius Caesar was said to have embraced Cider as an alternative to vinum.  Cider was the drink of choice for the larger population of Britain in the 17th Century.

Apple Cider was being consumed in America in the Colonial period up to the middle of the 19th Century.  History shares with us the tradition of Cider through the English settlers who brought with them apple seeds to plant orchards in the New World.  Remember the legendary Johnny Apple Seed?  He sold seeds and planted orchards all over the Midwest.  Cider was a normal first drink of the day by most of the population.  It was easier to make than beer or wine and safer to drink than water.    In the early days when someone mentioned Cider, all knew there would be a little fermentation kick as they consumed their beverage!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Cider's popularity was interrupted with the Prohibition, by immigrants with a taste for beer, 
pests and difficult winters which killed many orchards.  In the past 25 years the comeback has been slow until recently. 

   

 If you are looking for a fine Cider,  hand crafted at the family Orchard,  you have discovered 
Country Elegance Heirloom Cider Blends!   

When you are traveling through Apple Country near Cashmere Washington, stop by Barns Etc Tasting Room and Gallery  5420 Woodring Canyon, across the driveway from the Cider Mill,   (follow signs 1  1/2 miles) 
 You can  sample gourmet soft cider  enjoy homemade apple pie, famous apple butter milkshakes 
in a beautiful country setting nestled next to the Creek.  

    Tasting Fee~$3/$4 per person
                 text: 509-670-8029 /phone service @ Cider Mill difficult                          
 
email: barns.etc@gmail.com


Country Elegance Heirloom Cider Blends
Dry ~ Medium ~ Sweet  

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