Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 how do you make all these flavoured vodkas? do you just lob in some berries/chunks of rhubarb/slices of lemon and leave it? My friend told me she made the toffee vodka by putting some wurthers (sp?) originals in and leaving them to dissolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 how do you make all these flavoured vodkas? do you just lob in some berries/chunks of rhubarb/slices of lemon and leave it? Have a look on the foodie thread P, quite a few recipes on there. The best vodka one IMHO is raspberry, it is divine and very easy to make (even easier to drink ) I had a go at limoncello too, a bit fiddly, the recipe is on the all things nice section too, somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 what's the foodie thread please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 what's the foodie thread please? Sorry 'All things nice' down in 'the good life' section (click on 'Omlet UK forum index' at the bottom of this page ) You'll be there for hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 i'm there, how do i find the vodka recipes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 i'm there, how do i find the vodka recipes? I'm afraid I just browse through the pages, don't think there's many. Told you you'd be there for hours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You just add the fruit, some sugar and leave to stew, shaking the bottles every day. You can bottle it up after a month or leave it for longer if you like a stronger flavour. Laura - shame you don't live round here - you could come foraging with Rosie and I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 thanks clare, I'll have to search for some recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Sloe gin I've still got a bottle from last year, should be nicely matured by now. Oh, and damson vodka too . If only I didn't have to drive tonight I'd crack open a bottle for our family tree decorating session. Sadly though hubby's decided to go to a works do, so I've got to pick him up from the station later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Laura - shame you don't live round here - you could come foraging with Rosie and I Is that an invite Clare? - (I'll go a long way if there's alcohol involved) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 You're most welcome next autumn, although the alcohol bit doesn't come until later when it has stewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I'm very patient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Remind me nearer the time and I'll keep an eye on the hedgerows then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Fab pictures, yes I did try two of the supposed sloe berries but they tasted so awful I spat them out. Clare, can I book a place on your foraging party next year? 10 months notice should be enough for OH to have kids for the day! I just wanted to say that you lot are really inspiring, I've been on the verge of giving up my allotment as it is totally overgrown with weeds, nettles, couch grass and brambles but I'm going to have another go at taming it once the ground is soft enough to dig a spade in. I would love to have lots of different fruit bushes for jams, gin, vodka etc. As well as for eating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Of course you can lucy - perhaps we ought to make a day of it and each bring something to eat at my place beforehand - a sort of picnic. I'll bung a reminder in my calendar. Try hiring a rotovator for the lottie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Unfortunately there are so many perennial weeds that all the rotavator would do would be to multiply the problem tenfold (or so I've been told by the chaps at the allotment). I've sprayed everything with a selective weedkiller that was meant to be drawn down into the roots but it hasn't worked, maybe it was too cold? I would like to garden organically but I need something to tackle the weeds. I made a good start eventually last year so know that all it will take is some hard work. OH has promised me a man to help dig it over for me but the ground's too hard even for him at the moment so I'll start it myself then see how I get on. I'm hoping for dry days for the next fortnight so I can get there for an hour each day while OH has the boys and makes lunch. This is what I said I would like for Christmas as I have everything else I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Flamethrower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Napalm I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 discarded carpet? (cuts out the light so the weeds die off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 discarded carpet? (cuts out the light so the weeds die off) Someone at work has done that (and black plastic sheeting too) over more than half of her allotment as she hasn't got time to work on it all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I feel cheated this year as our Sloe tree produced not one berry There's still some stewing in the back of a cupboard somewhere but for now we're waiting on next years crop. It was so wet here that nothing we planted this year came to anything and the allotment got flooded so that wiped everything out there. It's terribly disheartening, but I will rise above and next year will be a fantastic crop year I know it ! A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
