A Cider Timeline
November 1, 2000 - Greg Kitsock1840–Rapidly losing ground to cheap whiskey, cider stages a comeback during the presidential election. The Whigs tout their candidate, General William Henry Harrison, as a cider-swigging, hardtack-eating man-of-the-people. To drive home their point, they ladle out free cider by the barrelful at their political rallies. 1899 to 1919–Hard cider consumption decreases from 55 million barrels... View Article