On 9/15/2013 2:36 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:05:05 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:17:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 17:58:33 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> According to Saveur magazine, hard cider is staging a comeback.
>>>
>>> I only want "soft" cider.
>>
>> real cider is lovely, but I really dislike apple juice. They are not
>> the same thing.
>
> Much agreement!
>

In Britain, the first cider I came across was hard cider. It bears a
great responsibility for getting me off the wagon at 16 where I'd been
since I was 8. I never came across apple juice before coming to America
but I'll admit that, when refrigerated, it's a pleasant cold drink.

I wonder if anyone else has come across imported Crabbie's Alcoholic
Ginger Beer? It has about the sweetness of hard cider and is an
addictive cold drink.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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