Fresh homemade apple juice is great, but you can use any apple juice you want. Frankly, I think its a terrible waste of my homemade juice to pollute it with Epsom Salts , so I buy a can of the frozen stuff (I like it better than bottled) and use it for my Epsom Salt drinks. I also keep a small wedge of lemon nearby and suck on it after taking the apple juice and ES. That pretty well kills the taste. Another hint is to get a bag of peppermint puffs, the soft ones that melt in your mouth. Break a couple into small pieces and keep them handy after taking your olive oil and juice. When you feel queasy or have olive oil burbs, pop a little piece of this candy in your mouth and let it melt. I like the soft peppermint because it dissolves quickly and doesn't stimulate too much saliva like the hard candies.