A good mate of mine is a Hartlepool fan. His nickname is ‘Bandit’! He only has one arm (honestly).Have you ever spoken to someone from Hartlepool?
Every year. Use Kilner jars (The Range, Wilco etc) and shake the sugar / gin mixture every 3 months. Drink after 6 months at a bare minimum, I tend to leave it for 12 months.Has anyone had a go at making sloe gin? I tied fishermen's ropes to a couple of blackthorn bushes in the early spring, but the area is currently impenetrable with bracken. Hopefully, with the single-figure nightly temps, we'll find the bushes soon. I heard the berries need frost to trigger the sweetness, but you can bung them in the freezer for a few hours after picking the berries. Not sure which would be the best containers / bottle to use as a regular gin bottle won't be big enough after adding the berries and sugar. Any recommendations folks?
I always leave a good number of sloes and crab apples for the birds. I also put a few back into the hedgerow and bury a few with my heel.best advice........
Drink the gin and leave the sloes for the birds winter food.