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Apple cider gang (startrek.website)
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Apple cider is seasonal because it relies on apple harvesting, but there is no reason to not have pumpkin spice any time of year except for artificial scarcity. The same with eggnog except people don't like eggnog much to begin with.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Take the nutmeg out of it, that's what no one likes about it. That's basically what custard is, and it's fucking good.

    It's like a drinkable pudding.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What, boo. Nutmeg is great. My experience with people not liking eggnog is that they don't like the stuff labeled eggnog you get at the supermarket.

    The real stuff, made with egg yolks, with lots of booze, left to age a month or two, excellent.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Actual eggnog is an affront in the fact of god, but the carton of custard flavored milkshake that Southern Comfort sells every year is pretty excellent. I'm led to believe you can even put booze in it.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Those, sir, are fighting words. Eggnog is one of the best parts of the season, and I am willing to die on this hill!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Apple cider can keep for a long time as well. In fact in the 18th century Americans drank it all year round and favoured it over beer.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Asterisk: The beverage you're talking about (cider) is effectively apple wine and can be stored and maintained in pretty much the exact way any other wine can.

    When you hear most modern Americans say "apple cider" they mean unfiltered, unclarified fresh apple juice, which is sold fresh in the mid-fall, kept refrigerated because it isn't shelf stable, and often served hot and spiced.

    You can thank the temperance movement for the confusion.

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