Neighbour gave me a litre of fresh apple juice the day I arrived out in France, Thursday last week. She just picks up the windfalls, runs them through a pulper and squeezes the juice...no washing etc.

Yesterday the bottle inexplicably fell over.......inexplicably until I picked it up to find it tight as a drum and the bottom gone round.

I let the pressure off, and drank two glasses, with added Pernod, with my tea.

Now I'm fizzy too.......

 

 

We had some v nice apple juice , cider and Calvados when we stayed Normandy during the summer . All produced on the farm ( chambres du hote ) on the side

 

Presumably he's off the leash , old dear dispatched

 

The best ever apple juice I find is in Caribbean. Freshly squeezed green apple juice is so mouth watering and refreshing that you wouldn't want to go all floppy with any rum at all. Well, unless your taste buds are used to and prefer harsh alcohol taste.

The other one is tamarind juice over there. That's even better than the green apple juice!

 

^ Picture of Caribbean apple juice.



^ Picture of tamarind juice.

 

The natural yeast present on the apples will have caused it to start to ferment. They'll be a little bit of alcohol in it but not much. Takes several months to make proper cider through natural fermentation.

 

Hmmm , ill have see find the tamarind , musika , next week when I'm in Zim.

May not be ready , guava make good substitute though. Mangos not ready

 

Who are you and what have you done with the real Alcazar?

 

Alcazaaaaaarrrgh.........off to the bog again

 

Does it f**k! They may be tropical crops but they're different things with different taste; with different capacity to get different taste buds going. Different aftermath as well.

Don't drink too much guava juice or you'll be running to the bog every two mins like alkazar, without having to have the juice fermented.

 

Think someone needs to lay off the 'fizzy apple juice'

 

That's what I meant by it making me fizz.....

 

I love tamarinds. Could eat them all day long. Haven't tried the juice though but based on your recommendation I'll give it a go next year when I'm in the Caribbean.

 

If it froths when you flush, seek help from qualified professionals*



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I love them, too! You can make your own tamarind juice, if you can get hold them from some ethnic food shop. All you have to do is boil them in water, cool it down, add some sugar and a pinch of salt to suit your taste, strain it and then pour it out in glasses with some ice cubes in. You can stick some fresh mint in it, if you like. Very nice indeed.

I do prefer them in Caribbean, though. That's because someone else makes it for you. I'm sure you'll enjoy drinking it, there.