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History of Cider

History of Cider

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Jim C.

Thanks to a natural hybridisation between two fruits, thousand of years ago edible apples developed, and the discovery of a refreshing glass of cider began. Travelling through the Middle East, to Turkey, and then across to what would become Britain, neolithic people were familiar with planting and working with the wild apple Malus syvelstris. 1204 [...]

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