a spot of foraging.

[fishfish]

got out for a couple hours this afternoon did a bit of foraging along a couple of the many green and leafy lanes,with the sun on my back it was quite pleasant!

thanks for looking.

 

[Kepis]

Lovely, I got a load of Blackberries and a couple of pounds of Sloes on Sunday afternoon, hoping to get some Haws tomorrow/Friday

 

[fishfish]

whats your plan for the haws?

 

[Kepis]

Bit of Hawthorn Brandy and some fruit leather

 

[spandit]

I made hawthorn vodka and it was revolting

 

[Kepis]

I made hawthorn vodka and it was revolting

Thats why im making Hawthorn Brandy

 

[xylaria]

haws are really high in pectin like substance, personally i wouldn't waste time trying to do anything alcholic with them.

A Rosehip licqueur might be worth it.

 

[Kepis]

haws are really high in pectin like substance, personally i wouldn't waste time trying to do anything alcholic with them.

A Rosehip licqueur might be worth it.

I know, but i found an old recipe in a book and it's just begging to be tried, the resulting drink apparently has an aniseed flavour and as a cheap bottle of brandy is less than a tenner it has to be worth a try.

I tried Rose Hip gin & vodka before and thought it was pretty bland.

 

[spandit]

I made rose hip vodka too and that was vile as well!

 

[MartiniDave]

I've made about 4 liters of rose hip syrup this year so far, I was wondering about just adding a dash of it to a shot (large one that is!) of vodka. Has anyone tried this?

Dave

 

[spandit]

Try it, Dave, what's the worst that could happen?

 

[MartiniDave]

Tell you what Spandit, I will an I'll get back to you with how it goes.

ave

 

[spandit]

He's misspelled "Dave" now... how much did you drink?

 

[MartiniDave]

None yet, that's the problem!

Dave - off to get a new keyboard from the IT department!

 

[spandit]

You could have bluffed and said you were speaking Latin...

 

[MartiniDave]

Well, I tried vodka and rose hip syrup over the weekend and have to say I couldn't really taste the rose hip over the vodka, so probably won't be using it as a mixer again.

Dave

 

[spandit]

You tried it 3 weeks ago - you've been in a coma since - must have been good stuff!

 

[MartiniDave]

That was the scrumpy you're talking about Span!

 

[spandit]

Hey, it doubles as paint stripper, useful stuff!

 

[hog]

Thought those were Elder Berries.