1915 Cider

Honorable mention in the 19 Dec 1915 Sunday Times (reference)

Ingredients:

  • 4 gallons (18 litres) of water

  • 5 lb (2 ¼ kg) sugar

  • ½ lb (225 g) brown sugar

  • 1 shillingsworth (20ml) Pineapple Essence

  • 2oz. (60g) tartaric acid

Method:

  1. Boil 1 gallon (4 ½ l) of water then add brown sugar and tartaric acid first followed by the rest of the sugar and dissolve all in boiling water

  2. Add the rest of the cold water and lastly the essence

  3. Pour into a cask for use.

Prize awarded to Miss M. James, 56 East-street, East Fremantle