Cider Books

As with our list of apples, this list of books is the tiny tip of a big berg. These are good ones, with varying amounts of technical content.

IN PRINT:
Orton, Vrest. The American Cider Book. New York: North Point Press, 1995

Pollan, Michael. The Botany of Desire. New York: Random House, 2001.

Proulx, Annie, and Nichols, Lew. Cider: Making, Using and Enjoying Sweet & Hard Cider. 2nd edition. Pownal, Vt: Storey Publishing, 1997.

*Watson, Ben. Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own. Woodstock, Vt: The Countryman Press, 1999.

*This is a very thorough, handsome, satisfying little hardback..
 

OUT OF PRINT BUT OBTAINABLE
Hogg, Robert, & Bull, H.G. Apples and Pears as Vintage Fruits. Hereford, U.K: Jakeman & Carver, 1886.

Trowbridge, J.M. The Cider Maker's Handbook: A Complete Guide for Making and Keeping Pure Cider. New York: Orange Judd Co., 1917.

Warcollier, Georges. The Principles and Practice of Cider-Making, translated by V.L.S.Charley, with Pamela M. Mumford. London: Leonard Hill Ltd., 1949. (Translation of 3rd Edition of La Cidrerie, Paris: Bailliere & Fils, 1928.)

Williams, R. R. An Introduction to Modern Cider Apple Production. Bristol, U.K: Long Ashton Research Station, 1975.