tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post3324701788548785574..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Decanting the Sloe GinMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-19672270644059763172012-12-16T17:55:54.458+00:002012-12-16T17:55:54.458+00:00Mark, thanks for redirecting me to one of your old...Mark, thanks for redirecting me to one of your older posts. Will try your concoction next year.Miss Bougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739299321671870608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-88372534668906553022012-12-14T20:59:39.505+00:002012-12-14T20:59:39.505+00:00A dear friend loves sloe gin, we collect sloes for...A dear friend loves sloe gin, we collect sloes for her in Seaton Ross where we live. They are very prolific in the hedgerows around here. As a judge of a garden competition in York a few years ago a lovely lady plied the judges with raspberry gin, she won! No truly, it was a fantastic roof garden she had, it would always have won by a mile!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-82883063699162332112012-12-14T15:58:49.938+00:002012-12-14T15:58:49.938+00:00Looking lovely Mark. I am totally stealing your co...Looking lovely Mark. I am totally stealing your coffee filter idea!Caroline Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094951829911274552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-20284737796345760432012-12-14T14:31:08.255+00:002012-12-14T14:31:08.255+00:00Hi Miss Bougie; my recipe for sloe gin is very sim...Hi Miss Bougie; my recipe for sloe gin is very simple - put sloes in bottle of gin; wait a few weeks; decant; drink! You can see the process more fully described in a post I wrote in September last year: http://marksvegplot.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/sloe-gin.html<br />We usually drink the sloee gin just as it comes, but I think some people put Tonic Water in it.<br />I don't think the coffee-filter-paper method would work very well with jelly because the paper would soon get clogged up. We have a purpose-built jelly-straining bag which I think we got from a place called Lakeland Plastics (now just called "Lakeland").Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-6701607047816154682012-12-14T14:16:05.520+00:002012-12-14T14:16:05.520+00:00Hi Mark, lovely photo of the liquid dripping down....Hi Mark, lovely photo of the liquid dripping down. Well done, you! <br />Would you have a recipe for sloe gin? How do you drink it? Pure, or is it part of a mixed drink? Or do you use it for dessert? Sorry to sound so ignorant. Perhaps my excuse is that I hail from the Continent? :)<br /><br />Do you think the coffee filter method you used would also work with jelly? I'm big on producing my own jams and jellies and I always use a fine meshed sieve when filtering. I have also tried muslin cloth, but I find it makes such a mess. Miss Bougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739299321671870608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1446927034377201682012-12-14T11:46:14.755+00:002012-12-14T11:46:14.755+00:00Funny how often the best shot is serendipitous! Gr...Funny how often the best shot is serendipitous! Great color!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-78230973320991436052012-12-13T23:22:27.264+00:002012-12-13T23:22:27.264+00:00Yes I agree - Christmas should last way more than ...Yes I agree - Christmas should last way more than one day -best to start tucking in now!veggiegobblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455990251167385168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-46019989628992516422012-12-13T21:08:05.351+00:002012-12-13T21:08:05.351+00:00Exactly! The fruits were used for a coulis for the...Exactly! The fruits were used for a coulis for the dessert at last year's Christmas dinner, and the juices were served up as a liqueur - but there's still a small bottle left over, and it's deliciously sweet and fruity. It's best for cooking, since it's so sweet, but it can also be drunk with a hefty dessert. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-85336710302601958132012-12-13T21:00:52.076+00:002012-12-13T21:00:52.076+00:00Something I've never tried. Hope you enjoy it....Something I've never tried. Hope you enjoy it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11799178414218095762012-12-13T18:10:59.778+00:002012-12-13T18:10:59.778+00:00Fruits of the Forest rum sounds even better than S...Fruits of the Forest rum sounds even better than Sloe Gin! Presumably something like Rumtopf?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-91187416635640736662012-12-13T18:06:39.907+00:002012-12-13T18:06:39.907+00:00better effort to result ratio is always a good thi...better effort to result ratio is always a good thing.... very pretty and YES we can imagine you taking about a billion photographs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431297921869969693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77510998785465116042012-12-13T17:29:44.347+00:002012-12-13T17:29:44.347+00:00No sloe gin for me this year - like most other yea...No sloe gin for me this year - like most other years - but I do have one bottle of fruits-of-the-forest rum from last year and a bottle of sage-infused vodka.<br /><br />I do have fond memories of having far too much sloe gin one winter evening in London with several good friends gathered around a piano... The sound must have been atrocious, but it was absolute heaven at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-43940494965974194322012-12-13T17:22:19.066+00:002012-12-13T17:22:19.066+00:00Don't drink it all at onceDon't drink it all at once<br />Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-24748840458124490942012-12-13T16:26:38.731+00:002012-12-13T16:26:38.731+00:00Very pretty. Very pretty. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52768095954530986182012-12-13T16:11:52.878+00:002012-12-13T16:11:52.878+00:00Very jealous, I didn't do any sloe gin this ye...Very jealous, I didn't do any sloe gin this year, I did however do some cassis. I will be bottling it this weekend.Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.com