tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post1488564407169810477..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: The Cider Stand by Gordon L. RottmanWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-11730859314368650972017-03-21T06:55:03.286-05:002017-03-21T06:55:03.286-05:00I'll have to start the search in Missouri this...I'll have to start the search in Missouri this fall. TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-19841962625031143872017-03-21T06:54:18.357-05:002017-03-21T06:54:18.357-05:00Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Gordo. I gre...Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Gordo. I grew up in apple country in Southern Illinois. The cider sold every September at Apple Festival was (and is) amazing. We'd bring it home in half gallon jugs, sip it from cone shaped paper cups as we walked the midway and Main Street. Delicious!TracyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432297803219920111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-55675440047411749972017-03-20T22:38:13.805-05:002017-03-20T22:38:13.805-05:00I've heard of and tried the "Ward's.&...I've heard of and tried the "Ward's." Obviously not the same :-( Don't get e started on hard apple cider. I got hooked on that as served in pubs in SE England and introduced to me my my editor as we traveled from pub to pub. Each pub makes their own and its served, complete with bits of apple skin, in big cut glass mugs stored in freezer. Jezzz, that's great stuff. Really sneaks up on you though.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-86892576939234488072017-03-20T22:33:24.220-05:002017-03-20T22:33:24.220-05:00I like that too, Tracy. I can't recall the las...I like that too, Tracy. I can't recall the last time I had any.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-30654565628545255132017-03-20T21:26:03.695-05:002017-03-20T21:26:03.695-05:00When I was a little squirt, My grandpa would take ...When I was a little squirt, My grandpa would take me to Darigold ice cream store. I would get a cup of orange sherbert and vanilla ice cream. This was in duluth Minn. I still love the stuff!Tracy Nickelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047532944520430741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-76850556563880467612017-03-20T20:59:14.249-05:002017-03-20T20:59:14.249-05:00Gordo, I found this link on Google--may not have a...Gordo, I found this link on Google--may not have anything that you recognize, but thought it was worth a shot. <br />https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=ward's+apple+cider&*&spf=69Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-3638242660427725772017-03-20T20:54:43.723-05:002017-03-20T20:54:43.723-05:00Well, at least you found something CLOSE. I love t...Well, at least you found something CLOSE. I love that it has fizz to it.Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-38166363735072468392017-03-20T15:14:47.876-05:002017-03-20T15:14:47.876-05:00I miss that cider too. In fact right after writing...I miss that cider too. In fact right after writing that I bought a couple of bottles, but it was lacking. While not quite as good, I did discover some years ago an excellent Mexican apple cider soda (not just apple soda, but apple cider soda) bottled by Jarritos. The customs guys know me so they don't say anything when I come back into the US with a couple of cases.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-58681425662972854202017-03-20T12:07:55.135-05:002017-03-20T12:07:55.135-05:00Gordo, my parents took a vacation every summer--we...Gordo, my parents took a vacation every summer--we had to get out of town or they'd still be calling my dad out to the oilfields! LOL We always went to a relative's house to visit, and they would come visit us when they went on vacation--that's just how it was "back in the day"--I think it made families closer and sure was good to let the cousins get to know one another. <br /><br />I was the youngest by far in my family. My sisters were 10 and 12 when I came along (SURPRISE!) LOL I remember, though, making the trek from OK to California to visit my aunt and uncle who were stationed at San Diego. We set off with our cooler, bologna, cheese, etc. inside, and mason jars of ice tea. My sisters had learned to make those gum-wrapper chains, so a lot of Wrigley's gum was chewed. <br /><br />I can only imagine my dad's concerns (hidden well!) at crossing the desert in an older car with Mom and his three daughters. The first time we went was in 1960, when I was three. The second time, when I was 6. I remember Disneyland, of course, even all these years later--what a fantastic sight! But I also remember my aunt making Underwood's deviled ham sandwiches, and it was the first time I'd had them. OH GOSH! Those were soooo good. <br /><br />It's strange how we remember certain things about childhood, isn't it? Your post brought back those memories I'd forgotten about--how great a bologna sandwich could be, eaten at a roadside picnic table, and then that first time of eating deviled ham. WONDERFUL! LOL<br /><br />BTW, you made me wish for some of that cider. That sounds like nectar from the gods. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-35382732232414457522017-03-20T10:17:39.972-05:002017-03-20T10:17:39.972-05:00I have similar memories of watermelons. Oh, the jo...I have similar memories of watermelons. Oh, the joys and tastes from our youth. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com