We’ve been gone so long – like a cider Rip Van Winkle. We are back. We are in the Pacific Northwest. Cascadia based (Seattle adjacent) and we are looking to find out – What’s been going on. Cider is everywhere. Time to explore*. Hello Cider!
(*and do some site housekeeping to fix broken links and content)
Andy Brennan of Aaron Burr Cider wrote a book – Uncultivated Wild Apples, Real Cider, and the Complicated Art of Making a Living.
From Chelsea Green Publishing:
“The hero of this book is the wild apple. Uncultivated follows Brennan’s twenty-four-year history with naturalized trees and shows how they have guided him toward successes in agriculture, in the art of cider making, and in creating a small-farm business. The book contains useful information relevant to those particular fields, but is designed to connect the wild to a far greater audience, skillfully blending cultural criticism with a food activist’s agenda.”
Here are links to some additional information about Andy, Aaron Burr Cider, wild apples and real ciders:
About Aaron Burr CiderAaron Burr Cider’s Cider 101
Eric Asimov in The New York Times
A New Golden Age for Cider Production in New York
Rowan Jacobsen in Tasting Table
The Feral Cider Society: Looking for the Future of American Cider on the Side of the Road
From the Library of Congress:
A bouquet of spring blossoms and flowers tied with a ribbon; shown are a Primula auricula cultivar, a sprig of apple blossoms, and daffodils.
Created /Published: Philada. : Published by J. Thackara & Son Engravers 35 Spruce St., [between 1814 and 1817]
“Thanksgiving was celebrated with the greatest profusion. For three days previous all was bustle and preparation: the stalled ox was killed, – turkeys, hens, and geese innumerable shared the fate of Charles the first, – a load of the best walnut wood was drawn for the thanksgiving fires, a barrel of the best cider was chosen, the best pumpkins were selected for pies, (to supply the place of minced,)* and strong water was provided in moderation to assist the inspiration of the joyful occasion.”
* “It has been said that minced pies were proscribed from the bill of fare of the Puritans because they were customarily made by the Episcopalians on Christmas.”
Page: 191
From: History of the colony of New Haven: before and after the union with Connecticut. Containing a particular description of the towns which composed that government, viz., New Haven, Milford, Guilford, Branford, Stamford, & Southold, L. I., with a notice of the towns which have been set off from “the original six.”
Author: Edward Rodolphus Lambert Publisher: Hitchcock & Stafford, 1838 – Branford (Conn.)
via: google ebook
Image: Creator(s): Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925, artist. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, reproduction number LC-USZC4-1206 (color film copy transparency)
From the archives: November 2014.
A Dish of Apples by Eden Phillpotts, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Hodder & Stoughton, 1921.
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A Quick Reminder (as if you need to be prodded to go out and seek cider):
Cider events abound this time of year – so if you like cider, like we like cider,
partake of the cider activities occurring across the country. And take a friend.
A Sampling:
Cider Week NY & Hudson Valley is well underway and the New Amsterdam region is awash in cider.
Cider Week NY – New York & Hudson Valley – October 18 – 27, 2013
Link: http://ciderweekny.com/
Great Maine Apple Day an apple-filled day of talks, walks and apple ID sessions with John Bunker and book signings with Claude Jolicoeur.
Great Maine Apple Day October 27, 2013
Link: http://mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=294
Franklin County Cider Days is in its 19th year as a “community event celebrating all things apple.” Offerings include workshops, tastings, cider salons, and more.
Franklin County Cider Days – Franklin County, Massachusetts Nov 2-3, 2013
Link: http://www.ciderdays.org
Cider Week VA – Virginia – November 15 – 23, 2013
Virginia is Cider County. We enjoyed Virginia cider and hospitality on a recent visit, and you can too.
Link: www.ciderweekva.com
Slow Food Russian River Event: Cider & Cheese Pairing with Titled Shed Ciderworks and Devoto Orchards Cider. Oct 27, 3-6 PM for tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/470210
RESOURCES: To find cider festivities in your area:
Visit the website, pages, and twitter feeds of your favorite local & regional cider makers to find out what events they are involved in.
Check your regional cider association, alliance, or organization’s events list.
Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association
Rocky Mountain Cider Association
And in Canada:
Cidre du Québec / Les Cidriculteurs Artisans du Québec
Ontario Craft Cider Association
Perhaps it is time for a National Cider Calendar?
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