What have done towards your prep?

[Straight Shooter]

Only about half a sack of onions left to peel ....done sixteen jars up to now , be glad when i finish the buggers tomorrow....its the same every year. Popped up to see Chris (small holding) for some sloe's to make sloe gin when i got there he said " you like damsons don't you " yes i do ....take as many as you want butty ! there are loads.....purple haze ....the hedge was full of ripe fruit .....this place was owned by my grandfather in the forties ...he laid the hedge and planted these damsons ....this was the place i killed German soldiers " blue thistles " with the aid of a willow stick and my brothers....we always won ....sometimes we would get shot and report to granny for a glass of homemade lemonade ....this was an amazing cure ....sick bay lasted for thirty seconds.....sometimes less....longer if there was Welsh cakes being baked on the steel griddle on the open fire ....so my minder and me set about picking the fruit and filled two bowls within half an hour.....then in for a coffee ...."how are you feeling".....still left handed Chris ...thank you for asking i reply...then bumped our gums for an hour ....and off home we went.....picked eight pounds of elderberries from our garden on our return....put them straight into the freezer (this is the best way i have found to de stork the berries just give em a tap and you do not get stained hands ) i will process these to make some wine and jelly shortly .


So the sloe gin and damson gin was sorted today , there are enough damsons to make some jars of jelly.....will crack on brewing some beer...busy busy busy but slowly.