11/18 ukcider
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The new apple varieties are Lizzy; Prince William; Amelia; Amanda; Jenny; Hastings; Connie; Helen's Apple; Three Counties; Jane; Tina; Early Bird; Vicky; Naomi; Nicky; Angela; Gilly; Willy; Joanna; Maggie; Hannah; Jean; Sally; Fiona; Shamrock; Tracey; Eleni; Betty and Debbie.
New cider apple varieties
Mike Henney (Henney's Cider)
Mike Henney started making cider as a hobby in his airing cupboard in 1996. He now produces over 200,000 gallons of his high-quality product. He maintains traditional methods of production, using genuine cider apple varieties from local Herefordshire growers. His four varieties of cider are available in leading supermarkets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/ffa/2010/finalists/Results will be announced on November 24th at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham.
The Awards programme will be on Radio 4 at 9am on November 26th.
Good Luck for the final!
Pork Chops with Cider and Apples
Makes 4 servings
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 center-cut boneless pork chops, 6-7 ounces each
3/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 shallots, minced
2 cups hard or sweet cider
1 cup dried apple slices
3 tablespoons whipping cream
2 teaspoons spicy brown mustard
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; season chops with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and pepper to taste. Cook chops in skillet, turning once, until browned, and almost cooked through. Remove from skillet.
2. Add shallots to skillet; cook over medium heat until translucent, 2 minutes. Add cider; heat to a simmer. Add apple slices; cook until apples are soft and cider is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Stir in cream, mustard and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the salt; cook until slightly thickened. Taste sauce for seasoning. Return chops to skillet; heat until chops are cooked through.
Nutrition information
Per serving: 441 calories, 46 percent of calories from fat, 23 g fat, 8 g saturated fat, 105 mg cholesterol, 31 g carbohydrates, 28 g protein, 729 mg sodium, 2 g fiber
The basic method is sound, and you can make variations with different types of cider, cuts of pork and whether or not to add cream for example. Seems a lot of people have discovered how well pork and cider go together, but there's alwas someone else looking for a recipe. Do you like following recipes or just cook pork and cider with the best ingredients you can find?
When you first start looking up information on how to make cider you may come across machines like these, but they're more like collectors' items really. You can start off with something easier and smaller.
Video from three days at the Ross On Wye Cider Festival
We need to document all of these old cidermakers while they are still with us.
Secondary legislation has already been introduced to increase the tax on cheap, strong ciders. This legislation will change the definition of cider by introducing a minimum juice content to qualify to pay duty at the cider rates. Products with low juice content are now taxed at the more appropriate made-wine rate.
The government seem to have got the idea that introducing a minimum juice content will reduce the amount of cheap alcohol on sale, but medical charities are pointing out that the current tax bands are not sufficiently related to alcohol content at all and there remains some serious anomolies. A minimum juice content for cider is a good idea but at 35% this is laughable. It should be more like 85% which is the figure for real cider and anything less shouldn't really be called cider at all
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I think they'll get by using the old perry pear trees in people's gardens and farms all over Herefordshire that haven't been used for perry for years.