After scrabble club this afternoon, galloped home, changed into me scruff, and both of us went out looking for ripe sloes. Picked about two and a half pounds. Shall need about six pounds to make usual quantity of sloe gin, so will wait a fortnight for more to ripen. Picked a few blackberries, just enough to colour a blackberry and apple pie; again should be more in a week or so. We also found a nice hop bine which Ann has draped artistically around the set of shelves over the dining table to dry, as above.
Nine now, and have got to clean a pair of boots ready for the morning, so will wish you all Good Night.
Ok! What are ripe sloes?
ReplyDeleteGood morning Lori. They are small wild plums. When ripe they have a blue sheen to the skins. They are very sharp tasting, and quite useless for any form of cookery. BUT- they can be used for making sloe gin, which is a delicious winter warming drink, very potent and best used as a liqueur. It is the traditional drink for a 'styrrup cup' when hunting.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Mike.
Mother is looking very well here, she has a sparkle in her eye, not the sloe gin I trust, nor the hops?
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