Apple cider (also called sweet cider or soft cider or simply cider ) is the name used in the United States and parts of Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non- alcoholic beverage made from apples. Though typically referred to simply as " cider " in those areas, it is not to be confused with the alcoholic beverage known as cider throughout most of the world, called hard cider (or just cider ) in North America.
Once widely pressed at farmsteads and local mills, apple cider is now easy and inexpensive to make. It is typically opaque due to fine apple particles in suspension and generally tangier than conventional filtered apple juice, depending on the apples used. Today, most cider is treated to kill bacteria and extend its shelf life, but untreated cider can still be found. In either form, apple cider is a seasonally produced drink of limited shelf- life that is typically available only in autumn. It is traditionally served on the Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and various New Year 's Eve holidays, sometimes heated and mulled. It is the official state beverage of New Hampshire.
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