• Just like the Founding Fathers, who drank the intoxicating elixir morning, noon and night, present day Philadelphians can’t seem to get enough of all-American hard cider, which thanks to a growing number of small-batch producers is flourishing once again. [Inquirer]
• Just in time for coping with the holidays, Bud Light is rolling out a higher-alcohol-content brew dubbed Bud Light Platinum. [STL Today]
• Rising peanut-butter costs are creating sticky situations for food banks, which have long relied on the jarred protein as a staple. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]
• Not to be outdone by McDonald's cult-favorite McRib, Dunkin' Donuts, Sonic, and Red Robin are all rushing to unveil limited-time-only sandwiches. [NRN]
• The Supreme Court is weighing in on California's law against slaughtering so-called "downer animals" (i.e., animals that can't walk) for food, and it seems likely to overturn it. [NYT]
