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| applejack |
an alcoholic beverage made from hard cider; apple brandy. |
| cider press |
a large press used to extract juice from apples for cider. |
| mother2 |
a stringy, slimy substance that grows on the surface of fermenting liquids and is used to change wine or cider into vinegar; mother of vinegar. |
| mull2 |
to heat (cider, wine, or ale) with added spices and sometimes sweetening. |
| rack5 |
to drain off (wine, cider, or the like) from the dregs. |
| vinegar |
a dilute, sour-tasting solution of acetic acid, formed by the fermentation of wine, cider, or malt, and used primarily as flavoring for food or as a preservative. |
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