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Food & crafts => Home brewing => Topic started by: Herdygirl on June 17, 2016, 08:57:59 pm

Title: The dregs
Post by: Herdygirl on June 17, 2016, 08:57:59 pm

Hi

OH has made some rather nice sloe gin,  :yum: what can you do with the berries left from the process?  trifle?

Title: Re: The dregs
Post by: devonlady on June 18, 2016, 08:59:31 am

Try eating one before you decide, I find them unpleasant!

Title: Re: The dregs
Post by: cloddopper on June 20, 2016, 12:41:18 am

Add them to a Rhum Topf jar that's being prepared for Christmas ,then they will be OK to eat and are OK on ice cream on Boxing day or for a few months after ( if they last that long :yum: :yum: ). 

 :idea: Book your appointment with the diabetic clinic as the liquid in the jar will usually be very high in sugar and around 14 to 18 %ABV. , so will the sloes . :roflanim:

Title: Re: The dregs
Post by: devonlady on June 21, 2016, 11:54:09 am

Oh! I forgot, I don't make it these days but we used to put the used sloes into a bottle of sherry, shake as per sloe gin, leave for a couple of months (or until you remember it!), strain and bottle. I tried the sloes after doing this and didn't like them at all!.

Title: Re: The dregs
Post by: DavidandCollette on June 22, 2016, 09:26:11 am

Add them to a bottle of cheap brandy plus sugar and process in the same way as gin????

Title: Re: The dregs
Post by: Herdygirl on June 28, 2016, 08:26:10 pm

Thanks folks  :)