In our front garden running alongside the path is an area that I call the Orchard and Emma calls "Paul's sticks". Now my Orchard consists of 5 fruit trees on dwarf root stock (so they stay little), 2 Apples, 1 Plum, 1 Cherry and a 1 Pear tree, all of which were planted in the autumn of 2017 and which I think you will find is sufficient for an orchard! Whilst the Apples fruited last year, this is the first year that the Plum has borne any real fruit and fruit it has. Despite my eating at least a dozen plums a day for the past 3 weeks I'm struggling to keep up, so alternative uses for plums have had to be sought. I've tried making plum jam before and whilst they make a delicious jam the skins are a bit problematic as is de-stoning the little blighters.
So as an easier option is called for and plum gin it is. Going on previous experiments with Sloe's, Raspberries, Blackberries, Rhubarb and other assorted left overs this should be good! A quick trip to our favorite supplier of cheap own brand gin and a Kilner jar later and having picked, sliced into quarters, added a bit of sugar to taste and thrown in half a bottle of gin, Bob's your uncle as they say. These will get a shake every day for a week or so to dissolve the sugar and mix everything up and then get hidden away with all the other bottles, jars and potions in a cool dark place for a couple of months and hopefully we will have the makings of a what will be a nice tipple to warm the soul sat in front of the fire on a winters evening. And if it turns out to be a disaster then Christmas presents it is!
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Paul PerrattOld enough to know better, young enough to still feel invincible, stupid enough to keep on trying the same thing again and again. Cyclist, Gardener, Runner, Hiker, Cook, Woodworker, Engineer, Jack of all trades and master of none, Anti social old git and all round miserable bugger. Archives
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