Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

I don't even like cider and I liked this. I didn't have a cheese cloth, so I just strained it twice. Was delicious.

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2011

Thank you for having a GENUINE apple cider recipe as apposed to all of the so-called recipes that call for apple cider as an ingredient to "MAKE" apple cider. I am applaud that allrecipes has published soo many fraudulent "recipes" yet I have a very unique family candy recipe they have yet to to even review (after 4 years!).

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Cuppycake

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Dunwoody, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2011

This recipe is excellent! i've made it twice now the whole family loves it! its simple and tasty! its great served warm!

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mythos

Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2011

Smelled Heavenly! Tasted really mediocre and bland. After hearing the complaints of small volume, i decided to bring to a boil only breifly and then simmer for an hour, covered. upon tasting, i realised this was not delciious and was mostly just water with a slight hint of apple and cinnamon. so i removed most of the large particles(peels) and allowed the stuff to simmer uncovered for another hour. the flavor improved within that hour! but still not great, so i took a cup or so of unsweetened applesauce that had been taking up space in my fridge, and added that to the mix. stirred it up and took a sip, much better! Then i put everything i had strained out previously back into the pot, brought it back up to a boil, covered it and held it at a very low boil for 30 minutes to soften up some more. I also added some orange peel. I'm still not in love with the recipe, but since thanksgiving is tomorrow and i'm now out of apples, it will have to do. next time i think i'll replace the water with apple juice, and use better quality apples - the bagged ones just aren't that great.

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thriftymiller

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2011

I live in China and was missing apple cider so much. I made this recipe at home and was so excited when it was finished but was shocked at how sweet it was. The apple taste was wonderful but there is waaaay too much sugar in this recipe. As my friend said (another foreigner here) it was like drinking liquidized apple pie. My suggestion is to use only a 1/2 cup or less of sugar and it would be perfect.

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EmilyLyn27

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Swayzee, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2011

I used my juicer also with all 10 apples and 1/2 c raw sugar my children had it gone by the time it was cooled. it got pretty thick, next time I will add more water to it. I cooked it after I juiced the apples for about 1 hr. with the spices. thank you for the recipe.

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momcooking

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2011

This recipe is delicious! Instead of boiling it for an hour, I waited for the water to boil and treated like soup by reducing the heat and simmering for the other two hours. I ended up with a full gallon of cider! :) Also, instead of using regular white sugar, I substituted about half of it with light brown sugar. I didn't have any cheese cloth so I used my coffee filter instead. This worked out great! Awesome recipe and I'll definitely make it again! (Side Note: I used 10 romeo apples)

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Love And Peace To All

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

I am trying this recipe with all my left overs like the peels and cores. We will see how it turns out.

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Phil

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

Tastes great! As soon as the apples and water came to a boil I reduced the heat to low and covered for at least 3 hours. I also added a few whole cloves to the pot. update: I'm making this again....sort of. I am trying it this time without spices and sugar to make juice for my kids. ( mother-in-law has apple tree and I am trying to use them up )I have never canned before, so I am going to freeze is ice cream containers.

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Jessica

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

Living In: Millet, Alberta, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2011

Very good. I actually added 4 additional apples (I like a strong flavor) as well as a teaspoon of nutmeg, a pinch of cloves, and a slash of vanilla (didn't measure but it wasn't very much). This drink is great hot or cold! After the first batch I made two more.

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