Family Life

10.18.12 | Sarah Harnisch

If you think the price of gas is high, check out a gallon of apple cider. Local supermarkets are selling the seasonal drink for as much as $5.99 a gallon. Other stores like Target are selling half-gallons for $3.99. That is almost double the cost it was last year in New York and Pennsylvania. Last year, it was 3.50 to 4 dollars a gallon. Apple suppliers say there simply aren't as many juice apples around this year. The apple shortage has to do with the unusually warm spring weather that sent fruit trees into early bloom followed by a frost that zapped tree buds.