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The great British cider, beer and food festival at Brogdale
Posted on July 5, 2011 by Jim C.
A brand new festival is being held at Brogdale this year; the Great British Cider, Beer and Food Festival will take place on 24 and 25 September and producers will showcase food and drink from around Kent and the UK. Brogdale Collections is a charity with the principle aim of creating awareness and interest in [...]
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Cider making at home
Posted on October 21, 2010 by Jim C.
These are photos from this year’s cider making. We are fortunate to have a garden which allows us to wash, prepare and mash the apples. Our vigo press is the tool that lets us press the mashed apples and the pressed juice flows directly into our sterilised demijon containers. We made 7 gallons from this [...]
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Beautiful photos of pressing apples in Suffolk
Posted on October 4, 2010 by Jim C.
A food blogger in Suffolk took a fantastic selection of photographs over the weekend, it captures the essence of what makes cider making and the traditional process of pressing apples so special. A perfectly timed break in the wet weather cleared the way for a wonderful Saturday gathering apples from a favourite orchard in Suffolk. [...]
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Cider – Organic or Slow Food movement?
Posted on April 7, 2010 by Jim C.
Ask a fruit or cider producer how they deal with attack from pests and diseases on their fruit, and you would like to hear something along the lines of Somerset Cider Brandy’s response: Our policy of growing apples is to use the minimum of sprays possible, often not spraying at all. We use no artificial [...]
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Baked Apples
Posted on March 20, 2010 by Jim C.
Braeburn apples are a refreshing combination of sharp and sweet. To get the most out of their full flavour we suggest serving them as a desert. Ingredients 80g dried mixed exotic fruit 55ml brandy 30g light brown sugar 1/2tsp mixed spice 100g butter 6 braeburn apples – cored 200g greek yoghurt – to serve Method [...]
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Real Cider Elsewhere
Photos on flickr
