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Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 6:16 PM - edited 19-09-2019 6:17 PM
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Sorry to mention Christmas so early, but I'm doing a bit of research on making something for Christmas and that is home-made sloe gin mince pies.
I see that most i.e Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, ASDA, etc. (if not all) supermarkets are doing sloe gin mince pies this Christmas, so, I fear, there maybe a national shortage of sloes 😞 https://corporate.asda.com/media-library/photos/extra-special-sloe-gin-mince-pies-with-pink-gin-crea...
So is it too early to pick sloes for making gin or too late to infuse sloes in my gin or do I have to buy sloe gin for my mince pies or who makes the best sloe gin mince pies?
The ASDA sloe gine mince pie, with pink gin cream 🙂
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 7:17 PM
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Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 7:55 PM
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Where we are in west Wales sloes are in their prime.
Pick, don't use cheap gin, and enjoy.
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Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 8:00 PM
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Mince pies are just another alternative to accompany a big dollop of clotted cream ...
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 8:35 PM
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But.... Mince pies, (hot) are more yummmeee with a couple of dollops of vanilla ice cream.
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 8:48 PM
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What I was trying to say is "the mince pies are just something to have with the Clotted Cream", i.e. just the secondary ingredient
I even smear it on this Clotted Cream Ice Cream
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 8:51 PM - edited 19-09-2019 8:53 PM
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@RobPN Yeah... and the same to you !.... Ice Cream tastes better with Hot Mince Pies...(slo jin or not ) !
(9th October 2018 news paper item )
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 8:54 PM
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I wouldn't ruin my cream with a hot mince pie though, the cream would melt and lose it's clottedness.
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 9:50 PM
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Hot mince pies and ice cream?
Holy mother of God!
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Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 10:25 PM
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@Minivanman Ya never know what yer missin, till yer try.... !
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 10:29 PM
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Oh I have and sure it has it's place in the grand scheme of things, but it ain't Christmas.
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Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 11:13 PM
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I was almost expecting to see pictures of a tray of mince pies on the bonnet of a SUV with a back drop of somewhere in the lake district. With a quote of "a smear of marmite on the top gives them an extra zing".
But this is better.
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 11:20 PM
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Some say, fresh sloes (like Brussels (sorry to mention the EU) sprouts) need a fros to taste good!
Is that true?
If so, could I substitute the bitter Winter wait, with a burst in the freezer?
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
19-09-2019 11:39 PM - edited 19-09-2019 11:41 PM
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I used to make a lot of different wines including sloe - elderberry - even potato and banana. But it was the wait to drink that got me. Often a couple of years or more for some. I just couldn't wait any more.
Though I did once forget some potato wine left at the back of a cupboard for several years. Tasted really good, and strong as well. Far better than most bought wines I've had. It was a sad day when I finished the last bottle of that.
Re: Christmas (Sloe Gin) Mince Pies
20-09-2019 6:09 AM - edited 20-09-2019 6:11 AM
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Been down that long road with wine making.
Made some out of plums once, left it for a couple of years and although it was enough to blow your socks off it tasted awful. Found it all to much of a bother so now I just stick to doing the odd batch of home brew now and then which as you'll know, is only a two week wait after bottling - although a little longer and its a lot better.
I would have a go at making some of the strong stuff but far to much trouble - and far to many horror stories for my liking!
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