It's not because the leaves are beginning to turn and the rosehips are in full colour.
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| Rosehips |
Or that, after a late start, the apples have been harvested and only the windfalls are left.
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| After the harvest |
Nor that the first autumn storm has hit
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| Friday afternoon |
or soup has replaced salad.
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| French onion soup |
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No. It's that my neighbour has issued his yearly invite to his field to pick these.
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| Sloes |
Which got topped & tailed.
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| Ready to go |
And got mixed with sugar and gin.
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| All shook up |
And are now sitting in a dark cupboard doing their magic.
If you want quantities:
70cl gin
175g sugar
300g sloes
Mine have been stewing in the dark for a couple of weeks now - I think they ripen a little earlier in Surrey. I freeze them first as I'm too lazy to prick the skins! Carol xx
ReplyDeleteHi Carol - it was a warm day and an excuse to sit in the garden! Mine have been in the cupboard for a couple of weeks as well - just very behind with my blogging :-(
DeleteOh, lovely photos. You're very organised: we haven't done our sloe-gathering yet. I need quite a few as I like to make sloe and apple jelly too.
ReplyDeleteThank you about the photographs - just trying to keep up with you. Sloe & apple jelly - I don't know this one. Is it for toast or with meat?
ReplyDeleteEither. Yummy for breakfast on toast
DeletePerfect snapshots of Autumn! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara - probably a bit different to autumn in LPV!
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