Spicy Sloe Gin

I have used a different recipe for this year's sloe gin ... it is from the brilliant book "A Slice of Organic Life" - this will be my first 'project' from the book!

2lbs sloes

zest of one orange and one lemon

teaspoon of honey

cinnamon stick

2cm ginger, sliced

6 cloves

bottle of gin

Crush the sloes with a rolling pin, or spoon and put into a large bottle/jar.  Add the other ingredients and cover with the gin. Store the jar somewhere dark and cool for 6-12 months ....

The Great British Beer Festival

As Mr Plum is such a fan of real ale and homebrew, we went to the Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court last night!  It was great! You paid £3 for a glass at the beginning of the evening and kept this with you all night.  You could buy your beer in pints, halves or thirds - which was good as it meant we got to try lots of different kinds of beers - without feeling too drunk!

My favourites were the pale ales ... especially the German weiss biers ... unfortunately all the fruity beers were sold out.

I think we will be joining CAMRA very soon .... when's the next beer festival?