To Keep Cider Sweet
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the cider
Draw the cider off.
Rinse the barrel.
Strain the cider through a flannel cloth.
Return the strained cider to the barrel.
Flavor and finish
In a separate container, combine the alcohol, oil of sassafras, and wintergreen, then shake well.
Add the mixture to the cider.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Alcohol
- Dissolves the oils so they can be blended evenly into the cider.
- Oil of sassafras
- Provides the strong, characteristic aromatic flavor.
- Wintergreen
- Adds a sharp, minty aroma and flavor.
The step that matters
Shake the mixture well before adding it. Essential oils do not mix with water-based cider on their own. Shaking the oils into the alcohol first helps them disperse, so the flavor blends evenly instead of floating on the surface or tasting uneven.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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