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Post by Fractal on Sept 24, 2020 2:17:10 GMT
Everyone's probably familiar with Sloe Gin but Elderberry Gin (or Vodka) is definitely worth trying too.
I'll post the recipe with pics soon as I've just let the cat (Poppy in from outside) and going back to bed 😂
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Post by SueA on Sept 24, 2020 7:49:15 GMT
That sounds good Fractal, let Poppy back out & post the recipe for us!  |
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Post by Fractal on Sept 24, 2020 14:37:38 GMT
That sounds good Fractal, let Poppy back out & post the recipe for us! Will do once home Sue👍🏻 |
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Post by Fractal on Sept 24, 2020 17:21:20 GMT
(From 2018) Plant related (along with alcohol related😁). Came across this amazingly productive Elderberry bush out on a walk near Branxton (Flodden Battle site). Every single shoot was pendulous with the weight of its ripe berries. I'll be back to take some hardwood cuttings off it in November! Elderberry Gin: Steep 225g elderberries and 115g sugar in 600ml gin or vodka, with a twist of lemon peel. Seal tightly and leave for about 3-4 months before straining and bottling (and drinking🙂). Remove Elderberries off whole head with a fork. I rinsed the heads first, then removed directly into the jars on some scales until desired amount was reached. It states in recipe to remove as many green unripe fruits from the mix as these are slightly toxic. A few dont matter though! Add sugar and spirit (gin or vodka) and the lemon peel though try not to get the white pith in as this makes it bitter.        |
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Post by Fractal on Sept 24, 2020 17:34:03 GMT
Incidentally, regarding the cuttings, I took some hardwood cuttings in November off said tree (it was so good). Stuck them in the ground and they had rooted by spring. I lifted them and potted them up and will be planting them out into their permanent places soon. Lifting in late spring  Temporary pot until new site for them.  |
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Post by SueA on Sept 25, 2020 7:56:00 GMT
That looks good Fractal, I've spotted a nice elderberry tree on one of our walks & may try the gin & taking a cutting.  |
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Post by grindle on Sept 25, 2020 7:57:55 GMT
looks good, I don't drink but would be worth doing for visitors |
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 25, 2020 12:16:07 GMT
That looks good Fractal, I've spotted a nice elderberry tree on one of our walks & may try the gin & taking a cutting. SueA our green fingered alky 
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Post by SueA on Sept 26, 2020 7:48:13 GMT
Oi, who are you calling 'green fingered' sweetpea! I don't actually drink very much at all & we have got a bottle of gin in the cupboard which my half brother gave my O.H. for Christmas the year before last so I might try the elderberry gin recipe to use some of it. |
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Post by sweetpea on Sept 26, 2020 9:29:02 GMT
Actually SueA I seldom drink these days. Seen too many problems caused by it. Not me but others. Never liked gin anyway and now its just the occasional social drink though actually can't recall last time. (Amnesiac) Believe it or not we use vodka to euthenise badly diseased fish when there is no chance of recovery. |
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Post by Cherry on Oct 19, 2020 9:59:52 GMT
Brilliant Fractal. I am not a gin drinker, but this looks really good, and because it is elderberry, just a little different. This will make good Christmas presents. I am a wine drinker. |
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