Cider Books

Explore a wide range of topics on cider, pome fruits, orchard care and even children books. Click on anyone of the headings below to bring you to that topic area. Enjoy!

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Cider Making Books

  • The Big Book of Cidermaking (2020) by Christopher Shockey and Kirsten Shockey, is an inviting book that not only details the process from start to finish, but also provides a magnificent step-by-step photographic display that will keep this book out on the table long after the cider is made. Listen to Episode 231: with the Shockey’s discussing their The Big Book of Cidermaking
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Author Paul Correnty helped Found CiderDays also know as Franklin County CiderDays which was held continuously from 1994 to 2018.

Here this 2022 Episode 342: Cider Celebrities in the House & Bottles | CiderDays 2.0 ~ Part 2 with Chef Paul

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Orchard Care

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Apple Identification Books and History

  • The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada, By Daniel J. Bussey, edited by Kent Whealy, published by JAK KAW Press LLC. Bussey’s 30 years of research and seven years of editing helped bring this amazing hardcover set of seven volumes (each 500-600 pages, 8½” x 11”) which documents all apple varieties that have appeared in publications in the United States and Canada through the year 2000. There are 16,350 varietal listings (descriptions, origins and histories). This is a one time print edition that is a must have for cider makers, orchardist, cider tasting rooms and apple fan.
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  • Apples & Man (1979) Written by Fred Lape (Author), Phyllis Wood (Illustrator). One of the key books that inspired Dan Bussey author of the Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada.
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Tasting Cider, Regions and Reviews

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  • The Cider Insider by Susanna Forbes. Susanna is a well known British craft libations writer and is the co-owner of Little Pomona (listen to she and James Forbes on Episode 126 
    Tom Oliver of Oliver’s Cider and Perry wrote the forward. 
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  • Dorset Cider, With An Excursion To The New Forest,by Alan Stone 2014. Enthusiasts will be excited to know that a unique characteristic of the United Kingdom’s cider scene is how it is packaged. Cider can be found in bottles as it is here in the US, and also in Bag-in-Box sizes of 3 liters (3+ quarts), 5L (1+ gallon) and 20L (5+ gallons). Dorset Cider is a treasure trove for cider geeks on the history of this region, making it an excellent choice for a holiday gift. Published by somersethistory.co.uk
dorset-cider-book, by alan stone

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Children Apple Books

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Pear

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cider Chat episode 410 Adam's book cover Perry Panel

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Quince

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Medlars

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Sorbus Domestica – Service Tree

  • The Service Tree The Tree for a New Europe, (2023) in English. This is not currently available on Amazon. By clicking the link you will be taken to a site that may have warnings for security. It can be purchased via this website and cost approximately $30 – not including shipping.
  • Ben Kunis, who is based in Washington State, helped with the English translation. This is a fantastic book and the most through book on the magnificent tree. Listen to Episode 304: Falling for the Chocolate Pear with Ben.
  • Go to this link to see a pdf of the book. It is hard to read, but will give you a good idea of the weight of research that went into this volume.

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