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For the alcoholic beverage known in the U.S. as hard apple cider, see cider

Apple cider is the name used especially in the United States and parts of Canada for a non-alcoholic beverage produced from apples by a process of pressing. It is more sour and cloudy than conventional apple juice, retaining the tart flavor of the apple pulp which is lost in conventional fruit juice production.

Cider is frequently served in autumn, corresponding with the harvest season, and is a popular traditional beverage on Halloween and Thanksgiving, sometimes heated if the weather is especially cold.

Production

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Variations

Apple ciders are often made from blends of several different apples to give a balanced taste. There is some local competitiveness among cider mills in apple country for the highest quality blends, and makers keep their formulas secret. One trick used to add interest to a cider blend is the addition of a percentage of crabapples. Cider doughnuts are often sold at cider mills and contain cider in the batter. Visiting apple orchards in the fall for cider, doughnuts and you-pick apples is a large segment in U.S. agritourism.

Hot apple cider or mulled cider (similar to "Wassail") is a popular fall (autumn) and winter beverage, consisting of apple cider, heated to a temperature just below boiling, with cinnamon, orange peel, nutmeg, cloves, or other spices added.

Sparkling cider is a carbonated nonalcoholic beverage made from filtered apple cider. It is sometimes served at celebrations as a non-alcoholic alternative to champagne.

American definition

In the United States, the distinction between apple juice and cider is not legally well established, but cider is usually understood in common usage to be cloudier, unfiltered and less processed. Nevertheless, some large U.S. corporations continue to market the same clear, filtered, processed, and pasteurized apple juice as "apple cider".

In some parts of the United States, "cider" can also refer to the presence of spices to distinguish the beverage from regular filtered or unfiltered juice, taking the connotation from "spiced cider" or "mulled cider," again without necessitating any alcoholic content.

References

1. "Warm Up With Mulled Wine & Cider". Allrecipes.
2. The Straight Dope: What's the difference between apple juice and apple cider?

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