 Just made my sloe gin! See If I can wait long enough this year before sampling it?!I've always been told to wait until after the first frost before picking sloes, but I waited too long last year and when I went to pick them from my usual place they'd all gone so went sloe picking earlier this year! We love sloe gin, even if you hate the taste of gin, adding sloes and sugar completely transforms it into a delicious, warming, comforting drink. Growing up as a child our parents and grandparents didn't think twice about administering alcohol to us for medicinal purposes. We would have Brandy and Benedictine for a cold, Southern Comfort with hot water if we couldn't sleep. When I told my Dad I was expecting he brought me round a crate of Guiness, a few months later I had beautiful, healthy twins!! I remember rushing to catch the train home from school one evening and feeling dizzy and a bit faint when I reached the platform - I told my father when I got home and he gave me a large glass of sloe gin and said it was good for dizziness!! - I don't think it's a cure, just makes you enjoy feeling dizzy! Despite being plied with alcohol for much of our childhood, my three brother and I are surprisingly light drinkers..... however, you can't beat a small glass of sloe gin on a cold winter's evening, (strictly for medicinal purposes, of course) and if you can enjoy it sitting in your very own Shepherds Hut with the log burner blazing.......! Here's the recipe:- 1 litre bottle of good gin couple of pounds of sloes about 10 oz caster sugar Decant half the Gin into another 1 litre bottle. Add 5 oz sugar (or a bit more if you have a really sweet tooth) to each bottle Make sure the sloes are dry (you don't want to dilute the Gin) - prick each sloe with a needle (a darning needle is best) Share the sloes between the bottles Seal the bottles and give them a shake when you remember It'll take a few weeks but you can see the Gin turn a gorgeous red/plum colour and thicken (try to be patient) ENJOY!!! |
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