REFERENCES

APPLE FACTS

• US Apple: Consumers - Apple Guide  http://www.usapple.org/consumers/appleguide/guide.shtml#braeburn
• Apple Varieties - Washington Apples  http://www.bestapples.com/varieties/index.html
• Health & Nutrition  http://www.bestapples.com/healthy/index.html
• US Apple: Consumers - An Apple a Day  http://www.usapple.org/consumers/dailyapple/health.shtml
• US Apple: Consumers - An Apple a Day: Apple Nutrition Facts http://www.usapple.org/consumers/dailyapple/applefacts.shtml
• Dole 5 A Day - We make 4 a day fun  http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/Encyclopedia/Apples/apple_facts.jsp?topmenu=1
• Core Facts  http://www.bestapples.com/facts/index.html

APPLE HISTORY

• The Origin and Growing of Apple Trees  http://www.fructal.si/eng/fructalov-svet/jablana/index1.html
• History of Apples  http://www.212.net/apples/apple3.htm
• Apple History  http://www.fowlerfarms.com/apple_history.htm

HISTORY of APPLE CIDER

• Apple Cider Vinegar Diet  http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-diet.com/history.htm
• Origins  http://www.history-of-cider.com/html/origins.html

• http://web.bham.ac.uk/GraftonG/cider/history1.htm

Some reference books for further reading include :

1. Cautions to the Heads of Families in three Essays: I On Cyder-Wine, prepared in copper vessels, with hints for the Improvement of Cyder, Perry and other Fruit Liquers by A. Fothergill MD FRS. Printed by R. Cruttwell of Bath. 1790. A highly entertaining pamphlet which gives a good description of the "vin cuit" method of cider production.

2.  The Rural Economy of Gloucestershire by D. Marshall. 1796. An exhaustive survey of the agricultural practices of the time. It includes an excellent description of cider making.

3. Cultivated Fruits of Britain. Their Origin and History by F.A. Roach Published by Blackwell Ltd., Oxford. 1st edition 1985. ISBN 0-631-13969-9.

4. Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions and Making your own by Ben Watson. January 2003. Printed by Countryman Press. ISBN: 0881504823 - see http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0881504823/202-2933409-9315830

MAKING of APPLE CIDER

• Andrew's Cider Making and Pressing  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/Millprss.htm

• Andrew's Cider Fermentation and Storage  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/Ferments.htm

• Making Fresh Apple Cider at the Big Apple  http://www.norfolk-county.com/bigapple/cider.htm

• The Science of Cidermaking Part 4 - Customising your Cider  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/part4.htm

• The Science of Cidermaking Part 6 - Apple Juice and Apple Cider Vinegar  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/part6.htm

• Tannins2  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/tannin.htm

• Tannins  http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/toxicagents/tannin/chemical.html

• Book for further reading - Cider: Making, Using & Enjoying Sweet and Hard Cider by Annie Proulx, Lew Nichols, E. Annie Proulx. Published by Storey Books. July 1997

APPLE CIDER FACTS

• Apple Cider Vinegar - Facts and Information  http://www.go-symmetry.com/info/apple%20cider%20vinegar

• Apple Cider Vinegar Diet  http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-diet.com/index.htm

• Some books for further reading - Amazing Apple Cider Vinegar : The Medicinal Miracle, Plus the Curative, Cleaning and Cooking Virtues of Vinegars from Around the World by Earl L. Mindell, Larry M. Johns, Earl R. Mindell. Published by Keats Pub. February 1997. ISBN: 0879837764

• Apple Cider Vinegar Miracle Health System by Paul C. Bragg, Patricia Bragg. Published by Health Science. April 1995. ISBN: 0877900299

APPLE CHEMISTRY

• Gamma Radiation influences Browning, Antioxidant Activity and Malond  http://www.nps.ars.usda.gov/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=122938

• Nova Scotia Apples - Apple Chemistry  http://www.nsapples.com/teacher/t5schem.htm

• Apple Browning Significantly Delayed in USDA tests  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/01/990113074812.htm

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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