Apples were among some of the first crops grown in colonial America. Potted seedlings and bags of apple seeds were brought over on the Mayflower. The Bible-thumping Puritans were not teetotalers. Apple orchards in colonial America usually meant one thing: hard cider. The apple tree is an unusual plant. It’s what’s called an “extreme heterozygote,” … Continue reading The Drink of Patriots: As American as Apple Cider