More sloes than a very sloe thing
Series: Sloe Berries
Poor Sloe Berry Harvest
Sloes berries (the fruit of the blackthorn) seem to be very sparse this year. The mixed-up (wet) summer weather conditions must have resulted in a poor setting of the fruit. We have found some though, but as this picture shows, picking them has required some extreme tree climbing! Thanks to these determined tactics to harvest …
Making Sloe Gin (inc. Ingredients)
Last year we collected a load of sloe berries to make some amazingly tasty sloe gin (check here for that). In fact it was so tasty that we’ve done the same again this year! Although with the wet summer this year the berries were much fatter. Yee ha, should be even tastier!!! We are much …
Sloe Gin!
