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Guardian Unlimited likes ciderstore

Posted on June 9, 2007 by uk cider

Hilary Osborne picked up my comment left on a previous article in the Guardian Food blog and appreciated ciderstore enough to write another article about great cider – delivered: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/2007/06/from_core_to_door Ciderstore.com delivered in two days. Fantastic news – after talking … Continue reading →

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Cider making in Herefordshire – video

Posted on June 4, 2007 by uk cider

http://www.channel4.com/life/advertorial If you haven’t drunk cider since your college days, you’re missing out – cider’s well and truly back. So in the name of scholarly research why not reacquaint yourself with all things apple. There’s over 9,500 acres of apple … Continue reading →

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BBC – Radio 4 – Orchards

Posted on June 4, 2007 by uk cider

BBC – Radio 4 – Nature 30/04/2007 Traditional orchards differ from densely planted commercial orchards as they contain older, taller fruit trees, the grass pasture around them is usually grazed by cattle or sheep, the trees are more widely spaced … Continue reading →

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Cider overtakes ale in off-licenses

Posted on June 1, 2007 by uk cider

Cider has overtaken ale in off-licence sales. £453,000,000 cider as opposed to £447,000,000 ales. Cider sales are up 29% while ale sales are up just 2%, according to off-license news.

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Apple juice is good for the lungs

Posted on May 31, 2007 by uk cider

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6684757.stm Apple juice ‘may prevent asthma’ Apples appear to be good for the lungs Children who drink plenty of apple juice may be less likely to develop asthma symptoms, say scientists.

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Listen again – Orchards

Posted on May 1, 2007 by uk cider

Linda Hartley writes: I just happend across an interesting programme about orchards this morning on Radio 4 and thought others might enjoy it too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/nature.shtml This link takes you to the page where you can listen to the programme and … Continue reading →

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History of small scale cider making in Wales

Posted on April 6, 2007 by uk cider

Seidr ,Diod Gadarn yr Afallen gan John Williams -Davies 48 pages,VGC. History of small scale cider making in Wales,fascinating book.Written entirely in the Welsh language. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320098403647&rd=1&rd=1

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