So, my Mum grew up in a pub and this is how she taught me how to make Sloe gin…the way her Dad taught her. If you knew them, you’d know that not a drop of booze would be wasted! Some extra tips for this are: - To prick the sloes before you start…the old school way is with a needle but I just put them all on a tray and rub a cheese grater over them…works a treat! - The rule used to be to wait to the first frost to pick them but if you put them in the freezer overnight it works just as well. - The

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A good little tip here for any one making sloe gin. To speed it up a bit instead of piercing the sloe skins with a fork, stick the whole lot in the freezer and then defrost the next day. This causes the skins to split and removes the need to pierce them. | GrowVeg