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make your own christmas booze!!

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cathy_3
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in Old style MoneySaving
ma in law used to make this every year it went down a storm


http://www.davidgregory.org/Sloe_gin.htm
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  • 16011996
    16011996 Posts: 8,313 Forumite
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    nope, takes too long. ;D

    getting to be a habit this editing :-[
  • Allexie
    Allexie Posts: 3,460 Forumite
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    oooh yes...love sloe gin but never manage to leave it long enough :(

    Can't you put a vanilla pod in too?
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  • Allexie
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    when is 'sloe-time' ??? forgotten ???
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  • cathy_3
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    http://www.irishfieldsports.com/nimrod/hedgerows.htm

    they are starting to come out now thats what made me think

    I know it wasnt difficult and she used to buy the cheapo gin out of the liddl
  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    EGG FLIP

    this is as good as advocatt for snowballs mmm



    Ingredients
    4 eggs
    4tsp caster sugar
    4tbs brandy
    1pt milk
    whole nutmeg

    Method
    seperate the eggs then beat the sugar and the egg yolks together. Add the brandy and stir. Heat the milk and pour it over the egg and brandy mix. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold into the milk, egg and brandy.

    bottle this and keep in fridge for about a week
    add lemonade to about an eggcupful in a half pint glass and youve got a snowball
  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    I make this every year and its nicer than you know whos

    much nicer in fact

    INGREDIENTS:

    450ml whisky
    1 400g can evaporated milk
    1 400g can condensed milk
    1 tsp instant coffee
    ½ tsp vanilla extract


    put everything together in a blender for 1 minute. Bottle and store in the fridge for about a month
  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    http://www.thewineman.com/mulled_ns.htm

    dont forget your traditional mulled wine

    ;D
  • Allexie
    Allexie Posts: 3,460 Forumite
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    I make this every year and its nicer than you know whos

    much nicer  in fact

    INGREDIENTS:

    450ml whisky
    1 400g can evaporated milk
    1 400g can condensed milk
    1 tsp instant coffee
    ½ tsp vanilla extract


    put  everything together in a blender for 1 minute. Bottle and store in the fridge for about a month


    Err...by 'instant coffee' do you mean the 'Camp' stuff or the bog-standard 'Nescafe' ???
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  • cathy_3
    cathy_3 Posts: 1,500 Forumite
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    bog standard nescafe

    camp coffee is known in recipes as coffee escence

    :)
  • Allexie
    Allexie Posts: 3,460 Forumite
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    bog standard nescafe

    camp coffee is known in recipes as  coffee escence

    :)

    Ooooh right...ta.... not well up on this domestic stuff ???
    ♥♥♥ Genius - 1% inspiration and 99% doing what your mother told you. ♥♥♥

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