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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: john and helen on October 05, 2014, 07:58:18 pm

Title: ID
Post by: john and helen on October 05, 2014, 07:58:18 pm

can anyone confirm what this is….they are a blue colour


(http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee62/johningham/DSCF0936_zpse4f6d1ab.jpg) (http://s228.photobucket.com/user/johningham/media/DSCF0936_zpse4f6d1ab.jpg.html)

Title: Re: ID
Post by: philcaegrug on October 05, 2014, 08:17:55 pm

It might be an almond tree :tree:

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Post by: devonlady on October 05, 2014, 08:30:31 pm

How big? Sloes or damsons I would say.

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Post by: bloomer on October 05, 2014, 08:33:08 pm

not sloes no thorns and leaves wrong...

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Post by: john and helen on October 05, 2014, 08:55:39 pm

lots of thorns,,, about inch and half…the colour was more blue than photo

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Post by: bloomer on October 05, 2014, 08:59:38 pm

then sloe...

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Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 05, 2014, 09:37:56 pm

Agree, they're sloes. Sloe gin for you then.

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Post by: Beeducked on October 05, 2014, 11:51:13 pm

Sound a bit big for sloes. What about bullace? They are the same family and half way between sloes and damsons in size and flavour. Very nice in gin  ;)

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Post by: Anke on October 06, 2014, 06:34:53 am

Whatever it is - plonk it onto some alcohol... ;D

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Post by: john and helen on October 06, 2014, 03:14:47 pm

 :roflanim: :roflanim: good one Anke…  ;D

not being a Gin drinker, but i am sure i can learn, does it make it sweeter or something…

Title: Re: ID
Post by: bloomer on October 06, 2014, 03:20:41 pm

use vodka :-)

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Post by: Anke on October 06, 2014, 04:38:55 pm

Quote from: bloomer on October 06, 2014, 03:20:41 pm

use vodka :-)

That's what we do - blackcurrant vodka my favourite, but also raspberries....

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Post by: doganjo on October 06, 2014, 10:34:37 pm

try bramble (blackberry) whisky - cheapest whisky you can find, sweeten with honey!

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Post by: devonlady on October 07, 2014, 11:30:57 am

Put your sloes/damsons/bullaces in the deep freeze for a week before pouring the gin/vodka over. this will break down the skins and release the flavour. Add 1lb/250gramms? of sugar per litre of spirit. Shake daily ( the booze, not you!) for three or four weeks, sieve through muslin and try not to drink for  a year or so. Well, you could try a bottle at Christmas and save the rest :fc:

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Post by: pgkevet on October 07, 2014, 09:33:32 pm

1lb = 450 grams

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Post by: Bramblecot on October 08, 2014, 07:38:54 pm

I can't stand the smell of gin - but sloe/damson/raspberry gin :yum: :yum: :yum: :yum: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: ID
Post by: cloddopper on October 30, 2014, 02:38:57 pm

Whilst they look like sloes I feel that they are wild Bullace /blackthorn ..an uncultivated form of plum the big spikes on the branches lends itself to this conclusion .

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Buttermilk on November 02, 2014, 08:12:07 am

Quote from: cloddopper on October 30, 2014, 02:38:57 pm

Whilst they look like sloes I feel that they are wild Bullace /blackthorn ..an uncultivated form of plum the big spikes on the branches lends itself to this conclusion .

There was me under the impression that sloes were the fruit of blackthorn.