We make a lot of things ourselves. Our successes include:
Butter (we rarely use shop-bought butter or spread now); Jam; Marmalade; Lemon Curd; Vodka (using our own fruit); Cider (from our own apples); Beer (from premium kits).
DH has also tried home made wine using our own produce. But these always taste like home made wine. And I don't mean that in a good way.
This evening, a glass of something purple was put under my nose. "Try this". I took the glass, swirled the contents, and sniffed it. "It's home made wine, isn't it" I asked, my heart sinking
I don't know what it is about home made wine. I guess if you have nothing else, it's a good thing. And it's probably OK for what it is. But it's not the sort of thing I want to savour with my dinner.
I tried the wine.
It was actually very good. Not as wine, per se, but more as a substitute fortified wine. An aperitif, or a digestif. I love Madeira, and this was good.
I expressed my delight and my surprise to DH, who was somewhat taken aback at the fact that I had actually found a home made wine to be drinkable.
He nearly fell of his chair when I got up a bit later and helped myself to a pre-dinner aperitif.
This was made with Damsons. We'll be making it again!
Butter (we rarely use shop-bought butter or spread now); Jam; Marmalade; Lemon Curd; Vodka (using our own fruit); Cider (from our own apples); Beer (from premium kits).
DH has also tried home made wine using our own produce. But these always
This evening, a glass of something purple was put under my nose. "Try this". I took the glass, swirled the contents, and sniffed it. "It's home made wine, isn't it" I asked, my heart sinking
I don't know what it is about home made wine. I guess if you have nothing else, it's a good thing. And it's probably OK for what it is. But it's not the sort of thing I want to savour with my dinner.
I tried the wine.
It was actually very good. Not as wine, per se, but more as a substitute fortified wine. An aperitif, or a digestif. I love Madeira, and this was good.
I expressed my delight and my surprise to DH, who was somewhat taken aback at the fact that I had actually found a home made wine to be drinkable.
He nearly fell of his chair when I got up a bit later and helped myself to a pre-dinner aperitif.
This was made with Damsons. We'll be making it again!
