Monday's Question Of The Day - November 20, 2017

[cassiopea]

Hot Apple Cider for sure!

 

[denice]

I do like Honeycrisp apples to eat out of hand. The store I shop at started making their apple pies with Honeycrisp apples, that is the only apple pie they have. I tried it and I didn't care for it. I don't think they are tart enough for apple pie.

 

[Blakeney Green]

I absolutely love it any way at all!

 

[amysuen]

It's okay but it isn't something that I am crazy about. It's one of those things that I won't buy myself but if someone offers me some I will drink it.

Me too! And just like @neely, my DH likes it a lot. So do all our DSs but I'm not sure about our DDs. If I were to have some it would have to be hot, with extra spices, not just out of the carton.

 

[raysmyheart]

I love Hot apple cider, but it is funny I don't like cold or apple juice. I can only have a little cup because I watch my sugar. I could drink gallons of it hot, however. Nothing like warm applesauce, also.

 

[MeganLLB]

I like hard cider with cinnamon whiskey and a bit of apple juice. Call it a hot apple pie.

 

[MeganLLB]

Living in AK for over 30 years, with winters that lasted 6 to 7 months/yr, with days only 4 hours long and nights 20 hours long at solstice, I picked up a taste for hot spiced cider, Cider and cinnamon, sometimes with a little clove also. I would drink it at least once a week in the winter evenings, often gazing out the window at the snow.
Since moving to HI, I don't seem to have much of a taste for it any more.

Winter is beginning around here now, morning temps drop down to near 60°F. I even put my fleece pants and vest on for an hour or two until it warms up after the sun rises. But, I do not have my need for hot cider any more. I kinda miss it.

You live in HI? Do you eat malasadas? I want to eat a malasada so badly! I guess it's just a donut without a hole, but still I want an authentic Hawaiian malasada.

I also like apple cider donuts. Do they have apple cider malasadas?

 

[maggiedemi]

They have Hard Cider here in NY, but I've never tried it because it doesn't have much alcohol in it. I should try it sometime though.

 

[Willowy]

Hmm, I do like Angry Orchard hard cider. I guess I didn't think of that when I saw "cider" for some reason. I don't like beer so the hard cider is kind of a good substitute. Good with pizza.

 

[maggiedemi]

Maybe I'll try the Angry Orchard hard cider if I can find it. What is the percentage of alcohol in it?

 

[Willowy]

About the same as beer, around 5% or so.

 

[muffy]

I love Hot apple cider, but it is funny I don't like cold or apple juice. I can only have a little cup because I watch my sugar. I could drink gallons of it hot, however. Nothing like warm applesauce, also.

A friend of mine eats applesauce every night with his dinner. He loves the stuff.

 

[raysmyheart]

I just got back from the grocery store and because of the holiday, there was a big display of apple cider in the refrigerated drink section. Got me to thinking about whether most cider is pasteurized or not.

 

[voyager]

You live in HI? Do you eat malasadas? I want to eat a malasada so badly! I guess it's just a donut without a hole, but still I want an authentic Hawaiian malasada.
I also like apple cider donuts. Do they have apple cider malasadas?

Sorry to say I've never tried a malasada.
In fact I had to go find out what one was, so I could answer you.
I have picked up a taste for Portuguese sausage though.
I do not eat pastries any more, well very rarely do I.
30 to 35 years ago I stopped eating anything with refined sugar in it due to health problems.
It has been difficult to stay with, and I do fall off the wagon every once in a while, but not very often and not very long.
I might give one a try the next time I fall off the wagon.

 

[blueyedgirl5946]

A friend of mine eats applesauce every night with his dinner. He loves the stuff.

We love applesauce too, homemade by me.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

i love apple cider! i prefer it cold, but slightly warmed is good too.

 

[voyager]

You live in HI? Do you eat malasadas? I want to eat a malasada so badly! I guess it's just a donut without a hole, but still I want an authentic Hawaiian malasada.

I also like apple cider donuts. Do they have apple cider malasadas?

Funny you should ask that:
I just found a malasada recipe in this freebie local magazine, Ke Ola on page 29:

November-December 2017

You now have the opportunity to gorge yourself with malasadas at home without having to go to Hawai'i, Portugal, or possibly even Brazil.

EDIT:
After reading the recipe, I'm imagining a custard [or other] filled bar type "donut".