The Dogmother Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I'll have them Claire - I just slung some out because I waited too long before using them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 I think there is, but I just half filled a big jar with raspberries, put in 4 oz of sugar, filled up with a bottle of cheap voddy. Shook it every day until all the colour had leached out of the berries - strained it and filtered through a coffee filter paper. BTW I used the raspberries to make a boozy raspberry pavlova I certainly like the sound of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Oh yum! Thanks for that - I will wait until raspberry season & make some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Why wait Sarah? They've got raspberries in Tesco now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 No, I will restrain myself I need to finish off the Sloe Gin first (then I can reuse the bottles ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Get drinking then girl! Need any help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 That's the sort of logic Annie and I get from our men when they turn down food because they're 'not hungry' BTW Old fashioned stopper bottles are cheap as chips in IKEA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I had the devils own job getting nice little corked bottles for my Sloe Gin this year.......I feel a trip to Ikea coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 They are great, I can't remember how much, but they have the plastic stoppers with metal flip things. They also do really cheap kilner jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I need Kilners too....thanks Clare Now to get myself organised for an Ikea trip - which is never a very pleasant experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 i have just been and got my lemons, all i need now is some cheap vodka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I need Kilners too a very useless bit of info here, did you know that jeremy clarkson is related to the man who invented and patented the kilner jar?? i said it was useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 i said it was useless. So's Jeremy Clarkson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laura007 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 its on the go! the lemon zest is steeping away with the vodka. its gone yellow and its only been in a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Ooh Laura, I did mine yesterday too! How long are you leaving your zest in for? I was going to leave it for forty days, but the way the colour is coming out, I will have itchy feet to finish off in a couple of weeks! I just need to get the juice out of the lemons now. Can you freeze lemon juice, or does it not go off too quickly? Does anyone know if I can put the lemon 'skins' on the compost heap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Sorry Claire, no citrus of any sort on a compost, it's just too acidic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks Clare, I thought the answer may be no, but had to ask just to be sure, better safe than sorry! Now, anyone got any ideas for lemon skins!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Ooh Laura, I did mine yesterday too! How long are you leaving your zest in for? I was going to leave it for forty days, but the way the colour is coming out, I will have itchy feet to finish off in a couple of weeks! I just need to get the juice out of the lemons now. Can you freeze lemon juice, or does it not go off too quickly? Does anyone know if I can put the lemon 'skins' on the compost heap? im going to try and stick it out the 40 days, i didnt think i could do it with the damson gin, but i did. like you say though the way the colour is coming out im not sure if the will power will hold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Thanks Clare, I thought the answer may be no, but had to ask just to be sure, better safe than sorry! Now, anyone got any ideas for lemon skins!!! Yup, put them in your bath or shower and rub them on hard skin - they melt it away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 Of course! I forgot about putting your elbows in the halves too!! That'll look great at work, sitting at my desk with my elbows resting in two halves of a zested lemon Thanks Clare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Thanks Clare, I thought the answer may be no, but had to ask just to be sure, better safe than sorry! Now, anyone got any ideas for lemon skins!!! and they will keep cats away from the veggie plots or borders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Stick them in a pot of hot water for a couple of hours,then you will have a lovely hair rinse! Or,chuck 'em in the bath Or,slice the skins & add them to ice cubes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Aren't we a mine of information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 .. or put them in the dishwasher for a couple of days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
