hard cider

noun

: fermented apple juice

Examples of hard cider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Also offered are hard ciders, craft beers, mimosas, and hard cider Bloody Mary’s. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024 This rich mussel dish is all about the broth, which is enriched with heavy cream and spiked with hard cider to brighten it up and give it backbone. Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024 There’s seating as well as a walk-up window, where people can order from about eight beers on draft, hard cider, wine, a few non-alcoholic drinks and a food menu that includes crab rolls and fancy hot dogs. Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024 The pumpkin hard cider is a fitting choice for Halloween party drinks (and a great way to celebrate the fall season in style). Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023 Use hard cider in your gravy, in your cold-weather punches, in stews, and even desserts. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 21 Feb. 2024 Deglazing the pan with a tart-savory combination of hard cider, vinegar, and stock loosens up that layer of browned goodness and reduces down to gravy in about 20 minutes. Inés Anguiano, Bon Appétit, 13 Feb. 2024 Ingredients 3 cup self-rising flour* 1 12 ounce bottle beer or hard cider** ¼ cup butter, melted ¼ cup sugar Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2024 Located in a barn dating to 1928, visitors will experience a superb assortment of award-winning fruit wines and hard ciders made from produce grown here. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hard cider was in 1786

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“Hard cider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20cider. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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