jillR Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 am I exited or WHATthis is definatly the biggest ive ever come acrosswashed and dried and ready for the freezer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hi Jill,I thought they were Blueberries at first.RegardsAlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 hi alan those giant sloes are just cooling off until I let them see the vodka. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Err should this thread not be in quarentine till the Drinkies are ready? Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 hi ian im sampling a little of last years just to remind me how to do it .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Hi Jill, I had a late aunt who made that in N Wales. Never sampled it. These days am barred from falling down water Iain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Care to share your recipe, please, Jill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Hi Jill, you be careful its not Christmas yet Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Never tried Sloe Vodka! Sloe gin is lovely, but I'd be willing to try the vodka just for the sake of research 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDTRIPLE Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Never tried Sloe Vodka! Sloe gin is lovely, but I'd be willing to try the vodka just for the sake of research Just right to accompany uour bacon rolls at the next meet eh Mark? :naughty: . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 hi dave, they are early this year as were the plums and the squirrels haveknicked all the hazel nuts already. with sloes its ok to pop them into the freezer for a day or so if you pick before the frostand it does the job just as well. this year if you wait for the 1st frost there will probably be nothing left to pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 hi johnthe link is more or less the recipe I used but its not really thathard and fast.dave told me he adds sugar late to taste and I added a about 1/3of a vanilla pod.I dident have the patients to do all that prodding with a needleso I stabbed them with a fork and loaded them into the jar that way.as dave mentioned ... sloes are best used after the 1st frost asit helps release the sloeyness so if they are picked before thefrost they should be put in the freezer for a while before use.I also read somewhere that freezing also negates the need todo all the prodding but I give them a stab with a fork justto make sure.http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sloegin_7722 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Thanks, Jill, it looks quite simple... now to find some sloes... or would plums do, I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbird Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I was going to mention the freezer trick, but you beat me to it Jill. If you freeze them and then thaw them, it's easy to squish them in your fingers and certainly a lot quicker than pricking them all with a fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 hi johnyou can put many things into spirits and they will do welle.g. cherry brandy blackberry vodka etc.if the fruit is sweet they advise cutting down the sugar oradding in stages to taste.jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Not being able to get to a bush or tree that bears sloes, can you purchase these in the shops at all. Speaking of Wales when we visited late August one year my sister in law offered me some sloes to make some sloe gin but I really wasnt into making your own, how times have changed and I would love to do it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Is there, blimey I have got no excuse then. Beccles is my homne town. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 sloes can be a bit tricky to spot till you get your eye in. the leaves are quite small and the wood can look a bit gnarly and fusty. you can buy them on ebay but Norfolk does have prized sloes. watch out for the thorns. the ones with the bloom on are the ones to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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