Daily Thread - Sunny Wednesday

[Erin]

Yes Angie same work as what I do down here just more senior. Should be fun, although Im not to pleased that all my shifts the first week are lates

[angieh]

Here's the recipe I shall be using for raspberry vodka. You can use other fruit too and I shall certainly be doing sloe vodka in the autumn. It is far superior IMO to sloe gin.

Yola - if you see this and know of any other hints or tips for making fruit vodka ...... I'd be grateful!

[dandysmom]

Hi, all; nothing as exciting here as new cars, new jobs or vodka making; just the usual market run. We had a heavy rain again last night about 8, almost an inch; this has been an exceptionally wet June. Last year we were moaning about the drought... Cloudy and not as warm so far, 26C, will not get much warmer for the next few days; right now the Holiday looks OK.

Bing cherries are in their (too short!) season here ....have been pigging out on them at lunch .... fresh peaches will be next! Can you make peach vodka, Angie? Congrats on the new car, Emma!

Off to the garden after,lunch to rig up some sort of protection for the first ripening tomato...am determined the squirrel or catbird won't get it...

QUIZ tonight at 8 pm!

Try to stay cool, people and pusses!

[angieh]

Peach schnapps is a popular drink Eileen - I'll Google and see if I can find a recipe!

[yola]

Hi - very late signing in . . . spent all day with pre-nursery and nursery on a trip to the lovely Beale Park . . . was a kind of 'classroom assistant' helping look after little 2-3 year olds Hugely tiring but immense fun.

They had a paddling pool and all the kids, including Sebi had just the best time. I have stinging shoulders though - despite the fact that they're already heavily tanned.

Then (I must be mad) went to the allotment and watered most of it and picked the first of our dwarf beans which we had tonight . . . delicious

Fruit vodkas Angie? I would use spirytus (40% proof spirit) cut with teh vodka to give a real kick

[angieh]

Thanks for that tip Yola - I'll see if I can find spirytus online!

Is this the sort of stuff?

[angieh]

Here is a peach schnapps recipe for dandysmom and anyone else who is interested. This was the first recipe I came across - I have not made it, so can't say whether it's yummy or not!

[dandysmom]

Originally Posted by angieh

Here is a peach schnapps recipe for dandysmom and anyone else who is interested. This was the first recipe I came across - I have not made it, so can't say whether it's yummy or not!

Thanks, that was very interesting.

[yola]

Originally Posted by angieh

Thanks for that tip Yola - I'll see if I can find spirytus online!

Is this the sort of stuff?

That is exactly the stuff. It'll strip the hairs off your chest if you let it, so take it easy when imbibing