jonnie bravo 572 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Picked today destined for gin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Got myself half a bag for life full last friday, bunged them in the freezer and forgot lol been working away since but home tomorrow, i reckon ive enough for about 3ltrs of gin 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bo Duke 420 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Good choice of bag Ant, a few years back I used a scabby supermarket carrier bag filled it up and then caught the bottom on a thorn and ripped the bottom out losing my bounty haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
air gun ant 1,666 Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 Ha ha, that what i was afraid of! them hessian typs are made for the job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Been having a look for some sloes today the blackthorn bushes up here in the north east have got nothing but leaves on them, does anyone know if this has been a poor year for them or what ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,598 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Been having a look for some sloes today the blackthorn bushes up here in the north east have got nothing but leaves on them, does anyone know if this has been a poor year for them or what ? They will of been had off other people mate,ya to late I've just been out the back last week end and got the dregs what people had left.but made 3ltrs so well chuffed and I've got some damsons to do 2ltrs more so I'm sorted. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Too late ? I thought you were supposed to leave them until after the first decent frost lol, i've still got a few other places to check so hopefully be a few about, the place where i work has a row of big blackthorn trees growing and i havent seen any sloes on them either Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko 30 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 got a bag full myself but seems that others have been to the patch and virtually cleared them seems people are taking them earlier if you prick them and put them in freezer it does the same job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnie bravo 572 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Sorted em out today lads and lasses. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Well i've been out this afternoon and found myself a good few sloes, think i'll make 3 litres for my first attempt. Watched the piss take poaching dvd a while ago and the man on that added a tin of strawberries to his mix to sweeten it up, i was wondering if this could be done instead of adding sugar, anyone ever tried it ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,598 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Well i've been out this afternoon and found myself a good few sloes, think i'll make 3 litres for my first attempt. Watched the piss take poaching dvd a while ago and the man on that added a tin of strawberries to his mix to sweeten it up, i was wondering if this could be done instead of adding sugar, anyone ever tried it ? I wouldn't want to waste my gin incase it's crap mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 9,463 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Yes mate i think i'll just keep it simple for my first attempt, just got back from nightshift and took the dogs for their walk and found bucket loads of sloes just round the corner from where i live lol so no need to go short, also does it make much difference if you use brewing sugar rather than normal sugar, when i've made beer the normal sugar is no good as it makes the beer acidic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchers 2,598 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I don't know about the sugar mate but I would be round the corner now getting as many of them sloes before I went to bed and got back to none. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAG1980 116 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Been having a look for some sloes today the blackthorn bushes up here in the north east have got nothing but leaves on them, does anyone know if this has been a poor year for them or what ? Sloes were early this year mate i picked a load in august never known anything like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullmastiff 610 Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 You don't need to pick them. People used to wait until the first frosts because the cold split the skin open. Now you can just bung them in the freezer and they'll split nicely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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