Hunting & other rural pursuits

A snipe visited the garden today. A noble bird, very elusive even at close quarters. Held it’s own against two uppity blackbirds. Hopefully he’s a regular.

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First bottling of 2022. Bringing it as a gift to a dinner party.

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Im concerned about the size of the bottle. What are we looking at here…250 ml?

250

Are they Free Presbyterians?

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I’m not Santa Claus.

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I’ve mine ready to bottle after about 8 weeks. Double muslin as in the muslin cloths you’d have for a baby?

You could if you were stuck, but Kilner sell proper muslins for this sort of job. You could also decant it through a pair of red knickers, like the ones @caulifloweredneanderthal bought for his missus.

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Cheesecloth?

Repeated the drill there.

Jaysus I’m 2 days late meself. What do I drain the gin through? A bit of muslin cloth and is there anything can be done with the sloes that are left ?

Muslin yes. Or a clean tea towel.
@ironmoth put me onto this for the leftover berries.

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3 weeks ago this area was full of sloes, blackberries and crab apples. Full of foxes and birds. But now, at Eamonn Ryan’s bidding, cheered on by @Little_Lord_Fauntleroy , it’s all been decimated. Rewilding, my bollox.

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The greens are against life.

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Ffs

A small sacrifice for the greater good.

@Fagan_ODowd I’m after making a woeful mistake with this sloe gin…I should’ve made 3 times as much of it. This is some tack. Myself and the lack will be loopers by the time the darts is finished

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Eamon Ryan is destroying our country

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Great tack after forking a bit of silage.

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Mighty altogether