# Hot apple cider
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [October 1, 1999, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607 "1999-10-01T01:34:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Edward\_J\_Cunningham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_J_Cunningham)
#### Post date: [October 1, 1999, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607/1 "1999-10-01T01:34:00Z")
Cecil answered the question of where apple cider comes from in his column, so I’m not asking that question. But how can I heat apple cider without souring it while I can’t do that to other beverages?
Side note: I read somewhere that if you use **skim** milk, it’s safe to heat a bowl of cereal in the microwave. How does the amount of fat in milk determine whether it sours when it gets hotter?
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### Author:  [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)
#### Post date: [October 1, 1999, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607/2 "1999-10-01T01:40:00Z")
Being a big fan of homemade hot chocolate, I can categorically state that milk does not sour when heated and can be heated in the microwave easily.
Perhaps skim milk does not boil over quite as readily as regular?
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### Author:  [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)
#### Post date: [October 1, 1999, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607/3 "1999-10-01T11:41:00Z")
I’ve never had a problem heating milk in microwave and I get it factory direct. Try heating the milk seperately then putting it in the cereal, probably not the same though is it?
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### Author:  [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)
#### Post date: [October 1, 1999, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-apple-cider/3607/4 "1999-10-01T13:11:00Z")
mulled wine doesn’t sour, either… YUM