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by Scaryfish
Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:48 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hi from CHeshire
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Re: Hi from CHeshire

Thanks all - Ah a fellow Congletonian - hi there!

Cider - basic directions to get started - on the forum somehwere or can anyone give me a few pointers?

Gin being started this wekend - yes a bit short on time but hey ho :)
by Scaryfish
Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:07 am
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Sloes/Bullace/Damson
Replies: 3
Views: 1798

Re: Sloes/Bullace/Damson

Thanks for your reply

Yes just using to flavour gin so actual fruit not so importamt (tho i believe the fruit is amazing with ice cream afterwards)

Okay just need to find a wide neck bottle now to fit the great things into!!

Cheers :wave:
by Scaryfish
Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:01 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Sloes/Bullace/Damson
Replies: 3
Views: 1798

Sloes/Bullace/Damson

How do Okay so picked - well shaken down from HUGE tree - about 500g BIG purple fruits As far as I could see no spines - tree is BIG - taller thatn house easily aith fruits spaced out on branches. 1. Can i treat as sloes etc and Gin them 2. are the very ripe ones with slight puckering to the skin - ...
by Scaryfish
Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hi from CHeshire
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Re: Hi from CHeshire

Thansk! We are really keen to get better at this! We grew beans, tomatos, pak choi, spinach, salad and herbs plus chillies this year - with mixed sucess! My mum grew the biggest pumpkin plant i have ever seen - we have pumpkins coming out of our ears lol. Making sloe gin for christmas pressies and r...
by Scaryfish
Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:59 am
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hi from CHeshire
Replies: 12
Views: 3077

Hi from CHeshire

Hello all

Stumbled over the book on amazon and was very curious - looks fantastic - wil be purchasing for my other half for Christmas I think!!

Great philosophy etc :)

Cheers x