Rebirth of (Hard) Cider and Figs with Candied Bacon Delicious links for 10.2.09

Rebirth of (Hard) Cider and Figs with Candied Bacon
Delicious links for 10.2.09

Yet another use for candied salted bacon! Plus the true drink of our nation's forefathers, and a sweet set of salad tongs.

Today's Delicious Links

• Balsamic Glazed Figs with Pancetta and Mascarpone - This actually calls for candied pancetta, essentially, but you could also use that marvelous candied bacon.

• Leek and Potato Soup - At Kitchenist. Looks so delicious!

• Get ready for the rebirth of cider in America - A fascinating look at the true drink of our forefathers - hard cider. Will it make a comeback? We certainly want to try some now!

• Folding Salad Tongs - By T. Pursell.

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Comments (8)

Hard cider is delicious! My favorite is Wyder's Pear.

posted by Tiamat_the_Red on October 2nd 2009 at 11:20am
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Quebec produces a lot of apple-based alcoholic beverages, from the fizzy hard ciders to still dry apple wines to sweet creamy liqueurs (akin to Bailey's).

posted by Michelle of Montreal on October 2nd 2009 at 2:07pm
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I love hard cider, vermont woodchuck is my favorite.

posted by acushla on October 2nd 2009 at 3:44pm
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For those of you who can find it, Scrumpy's organic hard cider is the best I've ever had. Not too sweet.

posted by splim on October 2nd 2009 at 4:34pm
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Cider Jack has a beautiful label, and is very very tasty. it is totally my drink of choice when i choose to drink - and if it becomes celebrated and more popular, i hope my local bars carry more varieties!

till then... maybe i'll just let that fresh cider in my fridge do its thing...

posted by sizetoosmall on October 2nd 2009 at 6:14pm
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Thanks for featuring my soup, Faith! It's a good one, if I do say so myself :)

Cider is very big here in the UK, though most of the ones I've tried haven't really been my cup of tea. I might have a hunt for one of the artisanal brands the article mentions, though.

posted by Ele (@Kitchenist) on October 3rd 2009 at 3:25am
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Thank you for featuring my balsamic glazed fig and candied pancetta recipe! As soon as I saw it I ran home and made another plate of it! Delicious! ...any excuse to eat sweet and salty bacon! :-)

thank you!

posted by 337Greenwich on October 4th 2009 at 11:14pm
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I love hard cider... although drinking more then one gives me serious heart burn.

posted by katiewalker on November 11th 2009 at 12:40pm
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