Apple cider is one of my favorite natural drinks and the apple season has been in full swing for a couple of months now.  Untreated apple cider is a seasonal drink and has traditionally been served at Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It is sometimes heated, spiced or mulled.  Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of applesauce produced by long, slow cooking of apples in water where the sugar in the apples caramelizes, turning the apple butter a deep brown. ...