Homemade Apple Cider (Spiced warm Apple Juice)
Homemade Hot Apple Cider (Just Like Hocus Pocus ) If you've watched Hocus Pocus (and let's be honest, who hasn't by now?), you'll probably remember the scene where Max and Dani visit Allison's family's Halloween party. As they step inside the grand old house after trick-or-treating, Allison casually offers them a mug of hot apple cider . Growing up in the UK, that scene always left me a little confused. Here, cider almost always means an alcoholic drink, so I couldn't understand why the children were happily sipping it! It wasn't until years later that I discovered that in the United States, apple cider is something completely different. It's a wonderfully comforting drink made from fresh apples (or cloudy apple juice), gently simmered with warming spices like cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, and ginger until your whole kitchen smells like autumn. The first time I made it, I completely understood why Americans look forward to apple cider season eve...
