JUST RELEASED
The Cyder Book
An Ideal Christmas Present!
A new and exciting book celebrating the humble apple
“a unique combination of an historical overview of Cider Making through the ages,
the cider making process and
a collection of recipes using cider and cider apples”'
Cider (or cyder) refers to an alscohlic beverage that is primarily made from the fermented juices of specially grown apple varieties. Although popular in France, Ireland, Northern Spain and the Americas (where it is known as Ciderjack), with a production in excess of 150 million gallons of cider per year, the United Kingdom is by far the largest cider manufacturing country in the world.
In the past, cider has suffered a bit from an image problem and is often seen, along with Alcopops etc, as the drink of choice for teenagers owing to its low cost and high alcoholic content (e.g. over 5%) compared to beer. In recent years, however, there has been a significant increase in cider sales in the UK.
Most of this increased success is due to the modern cider manufacturers' marketing strategy which is aimed at getting rid of the rather traditional and parochial image that is often associated with cider drinking and making cider a more up-market beverage with greater appeal to the more sophisticated end of the market.
Ray and Claire created this book after being inspired to find new and interesting ways to make the most of the harvest of wonderful apples from their garden. They created a huge catalogue of ideas, some traditional family favourites and some recipes with a more modern twist but in the process also became interested in the history and the process of making cider.
The book is split into three clear sections, an historical overview, the cider making process and the recipes.
1. The historical overview explores not only when and where cider became popular, but also the different varieties of apples (with strange sounding names such as "Handsome Maud's”, “Morgan's Sweet”, “Royal Wilding”, “Slack My Girdle"!) that are used to make the best beverage, the tradition of Wassail and, not forgetting, Scrumpy.
2. Based on the traditional process still employed by cider makers today, the second section follows the cider making process from the trees to the barrel at Devon's own Winkleigh Cider Company.
3. The main part of the book (i.e. the cookbook) spans recipes using cider and apples from Soups to Sweets from Pies to Preserves and includes such tempting ideas as “Onion and Cider Soup”; “Salmon and Oats in a Cider Sauce”; “Ham in Cider”, “Scrumpy Pheasant”; “Cider scalloped potatoes”, “Apple Strudel”; “Apple and Red Chilli Chutney”; “Tangy BBQ Sauce”, “Witches cauldron”
if you would like to see the full index and/or example of some of these recipes, please drop us an e-mail at cyder@herne.org.uk ).
The normal retail price is £7.99 (on Amazon etc £9.99!)
but by ordering straight from the publishers
to you the price is
ONLY £6.75
(plus £1.25 towards post and packaging)
AND AS AN ADDED BONUS
The Author's will provide you with a dedication on the inside page if you want a "signed copy"
(Just provide details of dedication when ordering)
If you would like to order this book, please e-mail the publishers at
cyder@herne.org.uk qouoting Reference CYHEC
or send your order direct to:
Ray Tricker, Riddiford House, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8DW |
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