If you"re expecting this to be a cookbook, you"re only half right. Join author and restaurateur Mark Rosenstein as he journeys through early England, where apples were valued so highly that cider was used as wages for many farm laborers. He"ll introduce you to people who devote their lives to preserving and growing antique varieties. See how to select, plant and care for apple trees in a backyard orchard. If it"s recipes you"re looking for, prepare for a special treat. From traditional American harvest dishes to the finest of contemporary cuisine, learn how to make dishes and drinks including sparkling apple juice, tangy vinegar, even your own Frozen Heart Applejack. Cider barbecued shrimp, roasted capon with apple butter, apple fritters with calvados cream, along with sixty other unique recipes will jump-start even the most jaded taste buds.