tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post3539276473433971120..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: DamsonsElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-78582325424118793612011-09-16T10:29:18.517+01:002011-09-16T10:29:18.517+01:00Oh I think I might have missed the opportunity for...Oh I think I might have missed the opportunity for damson gin. I'm rather cross with myself about that. There are sloes here though. LOTS of sloes. Thrifty Household and I will be making sloe gin I think. Your photos are so lovely and have made me rather hungry.silverpebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456289271322986540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-80764992024945194272011-09-14T22:35:35.032+01:002011-09-14T22:35:35.032+01:00Su - I bought damson gin in a deli in
Ludlow las...Su - I bought damson gin in a deli in <br />Ludlow last year. fabulous <br />Dobby - yesElizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-74490187362361210272011-09-14T05:49:21.942+01:002011-09-14T05:49:21.942+01:00i have never heard of damsons until this very minu...i have never heard of damsons until this very minute! how interesting that you can make flavored gin out of them. <br /><br />yes it is still quite warm here and i'm loving it for as long as it lasts. <br /><br />xo<br />janetthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-51566360134869896892011-09-13T12:30:17.268+01:002011-09-13T12:30:17.268+01:00I do as Delia says and stew them in vinegar for a ...I do as Delia says and stew them in vinegar for a minute or two and then root through them with a pair of clean rubber gloves. Messy, time-consuming but quite satisfying!Moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708902660307648104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-35455317483530684552011-09-12T22:09:07.830+01:002011-09-12T22:09:07.830+01:00I had thought that damsons were plums of some sort...I had thought that damsons were plums of some sort, now I am sure! Picking out all the stones must be tedious!<br /><br />The gin sounds good!Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313315926201426600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-3037358910625524062011-09-10T12:38:29.357+01:002011-09-10T12:38:29.357+01:00Love the damson photos! Am very envious of your l...Love the damson photos! Am very envious of your large harvest- from my haul I managed to make only a litre of damson gin with some left over for a damson & apple crumble...<br />When I take the damson out of the gin, I heat gently in a pan so that the stones separate & I can scoop them out. Then I reduce to a thick jam paste, cool & add to my Christmas cake or puddings or just shove on top of ice cream.Thrifty Householdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043667290330488244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-24756753314254469302011-09-09T13:03:35.097+01:002011-09-09T13:03:35.097+01:00Egads... I feel tipsy just from reading this! It ...Egads... I feel tipsy just from reading this! It all looks so delicious!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-49278368512798278952011-09-08T23:01:26.174+01:002011-09-08T23:01:26.174+01:00Esther - ah, classic jack sprat!
Fennie - I think ...Esther - ah, classic jack sprat!<br />Fennie - I think damson wine would be fabulous, after all if you can make wine from beetroot, which has to be unpromising, damsons must be a no brainer! So not sure why I haven't come across it? Must be something to do with stones!<br />H - sloe gin is wonderful. Might endue with sloe and damson!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-15096498727994693892011-09-08T19:02:42.389+01:002011-09-08T19:02:42.389+01:00The Damson gin sounds interesting. I like gin in a...The Damson gin sounds interesting. I like gin in any disguise. Not having to stone the fruit is a bonus too!easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-84871969226856328882011-09-08T16:15:26.480+01:002011-09-08T16:15:26.480+01:00Preseli mags - well I have an old ken wood mixer b...Preseli mags - well I have an old ken wood mixer but not sure about a sieve attachment. Thanks for the tip. Must look it out<br />Red witch - looks truly fantastic! My husband speaks german so we might be able to translate<br />Kate - I have put damson vodka on the wishlist for next year!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-79008301188614947032011-09-07T18:54:44.510+01:002011-09-07T18:54:44.510+01:00When I was a child Elizabeth, we had a huge damson...When I was a child Elizabeth, we had a huge damson tree which, in my memory, seemed to fruit well every year. My mother made pounds of damson jam and like you spent hours picking out the stones - she never succeeded in getting them all out. Nothing tastes and good and the colour is such a rich dark one.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20530597488886611192011-09-07T18:21:14.987+01:002011-09-07T18:21:14.987+01:00Those damsons are just gorgeous! I know it's b...Those damsons are just gorgeous! I know it's been a good year and maybe won't ever be again, but perhaps I will try to grow one on our windswept patch - nothing venture, and all that.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-50319806582026986552011-09-06T23:23:19.463+01:002011-09-06T23:23:19.463+01:00Posie - the smell was divine. If your trees are l...Posie - the smell was divine. If your trees are like ours they will suddenly decide to crop!<br />Cro - I hadn't heard that saying. We could pay our rates in beans I think up here.<br />Pipany - the spiced chutney sounds fab but I might need to keep my chutney making powder dry for excesses of beans and courgettes (again).Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-52537839711238148492011-09-06T23:20:06.898+01:002011-09-06T23:20:06.898+01:00Chris - we grow a Shropshire damson (that's th...Chris - we grow a Shropshire damson (that's the variety name) and it has produced a good sized fruit and a large crop. I'd recommend it.<br />Celia - I'm liking both the apple and damson cobbler and the damson vodka ideas!<br />Esther - had a go at your technique and it works fantastically well with really ripe damsons but not so easy on the harder ones. It might be damson vodka now.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-34259308511232236142011-09-06T22:55:25.207+01:002011-09-06T22:55:25.207+01:00The jam looks absolutely lovely, even though it so...The jam looks absolutely lovely, even though it sounds like an awful lot of work. The gin, on the other hand, sounds quite simple. I'm afraid if I lived somewhere where damsons grew, I would be much more likely to make the gin.....MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26613996507189829422011-09-06T22:12:43.463+01:002011-09-06T22:12:43.463+01:00Damson gin making was the subject of conversation ...Damson gin making was the subject of conversation at the allotment yesterday afternoon. It appeals to me and sounds less time consuming than that seemingly never ending fishing for stones :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-70102959971151384442011-09-06T21:35:42.123+01:002011-09-06T21:35:42.123+01:00If I say it is a trick of the light, can I come fo...If I say it is a trick of the light, can I come for Christmas?Dobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900594495652477887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-66479053422224956472011-09-06T20:18:29.529+01:002011-09-06T20:18:29.529+01:00Pondside - I love the idea of the jar with the sto...Pondside - I love the idea of the jar with the stone for the less favoured neighbour!<br />Sproutling - hi and thanks for visiting. I am not sure I could have parted with any of my damsons to goats!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-64653023079913272342011-09-06T20:17:04.419+01:002011-09-06T20:17:04.419+01:00Zoe - impressed by the stoning and love the sound ...Zoe - impressed by the stoning and love the sound of the chutney.<br />Nora - you would like damson jam then. It has just that tart sweetness.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-41954279886656603202011-09-06T18:17:53.625+01:002011-09-06T18:17:53.625+01:00I love damsons - used to pick them in the hedgerow...I love damsons - used to pick them in the hedgerow before I moved house. Damson gin is even better than dloe gin in my opinion!Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104140914581346288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-50563847290458997692011-09-06T18:04:57.421+01:002011-09-06T18:04:57.421+01:00This week, I have made 2 bottles of sloe gin. It w...This week, I have made 2 bottles of sloe gin. It will be ready in good time for Christmas :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-61618937138041853432011-09-06T17:36:57.827+01:002011-09-06T17:36:57.827+01:00I love damson jam and it seems to make jam more su...I love damson jam and it seems to make jam more successfully than other fruit. The stones have never bothered me - a small price to pay. Never tried damson gin, but am wondering about damson wine. If you added water to that sugar instead of gin the it should ferment with the natural yeast - the result would be interesting - a sort of Cabernet Cymraeg.Fenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377814681496294457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-53819164914332365362011-09-06T15:54:38.848+01:002011-09-06T15:54:38.848+01:00Reminds me of a story that the army and navy both ...Reminds me of a story that the army and navy both bought jam from the same supplier. The navy didn't want stones in the jam, the army didn't mind - so all the stones which came out of the navy's jam went into the army's - after all, jam is sold by weight.Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-23104657072493837562011-09-06T15:38:52.792+01:002011-09-06T15:38:52.792+01:00Lovely post - and on the stones, if you have an ol...Lovely post - and on the stones, if you have an old-fashioned garlic press, it might have an olive stoner prong and cup. Perfect for damsons (well, my small ones, anyway). But I still end up with some stone sin the jam. Shows it's authentic!<br /><br />Give damson vodka a go too, sometime... hmmmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-77951041525816787922011-09-06T13:04:38.195+01:002011-09-06T13:04:38.195+01:00There is a german coffee cake you can make with th...There is a german coffee cake you can make with those plums. It is so delicious. This recipe is close to how my grandmother made it but she sprinkled streusel on top rather than sugar. Google should be able to translate for you and if you can't find quark, marscapone or uncreamed cottage cheese ought to work. http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/332991116402386/Pflaumenkuchen.htmlThe Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.com