Wassailing Weekends Continue at Fly Creek Cider Mill

Steeped in tradition and legend, wassail dates from the 1300’s when sharing a pot of holiday wassail was a community event. The word evolved from the Old English “waes hael” meaning good health. It was the custom to drink and shout again “Waes Hael!” before passing the bowl on to the next eager [...]

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Fly Creek Cider Mill Holiday Wassail Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar
dash or two of nutmeg
1 tsp. whole cloves
3-inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp. whole allspice
1/2 gallon apple cider

Instructions

Combine cider and all ingredients in a large saucepan or crock pot. Slowly bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove spices. Drop orange and apple slices on top. Serves 8 people.

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Holiday Wassail Recipes

Merry Mulled Cider

1/2 cup brown sugar Dash or two of nutmeg
1 tsp. Whole Cloves 3 inch cinnamon stick
1 tsp. Whole Allspice 1/2 Gallon FLY CREEK CIDER MILL CIDER

Combine Fly Creek Cider Mill CIDER and all ingredients in a large saucepan or crock pot. Slowly bring to a boil. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Remove spices. [...]

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Perculator Hot Cider Recipe

36 cup Party Coffee Perculator
36 Cups of Cider
Mulled cider spices (Found at the Fly Creek Cider Mill)
Sticks of cinnamon

Fill a party perculator with cider adding sticks of cinnamon to bottom. Put mulling spices in coffee ground basket. Plug in perculator. Cider will perk through spices for hot spiced cider for a crowd!
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Roast Loin of Pork with Apple Cider-Mustard Sauce Recipe

Serves 4

¼ cup sugar
3 tablespoons coarse salt plus more to taste
One 2½ to 3 pound boneless pork loin, most of the fat removed
Freshly ground pepper to taste
1 cup New York State Chardonnay
¼ cup unsalted butter
⅓ cup chopped shallots
¼ teaspoon minced hot green chile or to taste
4 New York state Northern Spy apples, peeled, cored, [...]

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