Christmas is coming (like Game of Thrones "winter is coming" all ominous and doom-laden). This means that my carefully laid plans are coming to fruition. Gin has been prepared (Making stuff 3: annual gin, jam and chutney marathon) and bottled (Making stuff 4: gin bottling time) and so the time has come to put together … Continue reading Making stuff 7: teachers’ gifts
The gin and fruit and sugar has been steeping for about 6 weeks now (see annual gin, jam, and chutney marathon). So I'm ready to put it into bottles. I've got Kilner bottles that I accumulated at car boots and emptied of gin over the last year, plus a pack of small one to fill … Continue reading Making stuff 3b: gin bottling time (2019)
Today is jam day. Tomorrow will be chutney day. It happens once a year in this house. Having gathered some fruits from the hedgerows over the last couple of weeks and frozen things I wasn't ready to use, it's now time to ruin my kitchen. Again. Today's plan is: Gins: elderberry (my favourite), sloe and … Continue reading Making stuff 3: annual gin, jam and chutney marathon (2019)
