Did someone say beverargino?

[sime42]

56 minutes ago, Bob_z_l said:

How? Please.

 

 

 

Same as Sloe Gin really. Pick lots of berries and then soak them in gin for months. At least six. Add sugar to taste. Either at the end or at the start of the soaking process. 

 

Those were a type of giant Chinese Hawthorns, but I'm sure normal ones will do. 

[Bolt]

Making fruit Leather is great.   You can make it just as well with berries, so I once made a batch with hawthorn berries as it was a particularly good year for them.

 

I’m not really at my best in the kitchen, and my better half was very skeptical, but having gone through the process, it seemed to have worked ok and looked brilliant.

 

 

 

Anyway, I made it so you don’t have to.

 

It tasted like chewy rubbery wood.  
The flavour was somewhere between sawdust and wood chips.

 

It’s never been made again

[Bolt]

I hope the gin is better!

[sime42]

1 hour ago, Bolt said:

Making fruit Leather is great.   You can make it just as well with berries, so I once made a batch with hawthorn berries as it was a particularly good year for them.

 

I’m not really at my best in the kitchen, and my better half was very skeptical, but having gone through the process, it seemed to have worked ok and looked brilliant.

 

 

 

Anyway, I made it so you don’t have to.

 

It tasted like chewy rubbery wood.  
The flavour was somewhere between sawdust and wood chips.

 

It’s never been made again

 

Ha ha. Thanks for going through the tedium and pain for me. It's something I've contemplated doing before, but never got round to it. I shan't bother now. I have made jam from Hawthorn in the past, and Rowan. Neither was good. Bitter and astringent, even with sufficient sugar. 

 

Giant Hawthorn Gin certainly much better.

 

 

 

[sime42]

 

This is very palatable for £6. Aldi.

 

[markieg31]

I have got some cider on the go at the moment, first time having a stab, currently in Demijohns will find out soon if it's drinkable or not. Maybe wait until erses family are round, pot luck if i end up smashed or on the bog. 

[AHPP]

Why not both?

 

 

[markieg31]

12 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Why not both?

 

 

Well that would be the jackpot for sure!

[markieg31]

Hoping it works out and I will go for a larger amount next year. Made 300 bottles of apple juice this year. Will be able to sell it as organic as of January, well you pay your money to the organic people so that you can say you are organic. They come back to you and say "if you want to sell direct to the public you have to pay extra."  FFS!

[sime42]

19 minutes ago, markieg31 said:

I have got some cider on the go at the moment, first time having a stab, currently in Demijohns will find out soon if it's drinkable or not. Maybe wait until erses family are round, pot luck if i end up smashed or on the bog. 

 

It'll probably be fine I reckon. Cider is pretty easy in my experience. I made a few barrels in the past, and they all turned out well. Can be deceptively strong though. It lulls you into a false sense of security as it tastes just like apple juice sometimes, and then you've got no legs when you come to get up. So you'll probably get the better of your two options!