Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, damson gin. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Rinse and pick over the damsons to remove any leaves and stalks, then pat dry, tip into a freezer bag and freeze overnight. Transfer the plums to a large nonreactive saucepan and add lemon juice and gin. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have damson gin using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Damson Gin:
- Make ready 2 lb Damsons
- Make ready 2 lb Caster sugar
- Take 1 liter Dry gin
- Prepare 1 1/2 liter Kilner jar or similar
- Make ready 1 1/2 liter boiling water
Some folks use vodka but I can't stomach the stuff so my chosen spirit is gin. These damson gin cocktails are easy to make and guaranteed to give you a warming kick which will see you through the colder, darker nights. Damson Gin is a liqueur, usually homemade, made from damson plums macerated in a sugar and gin syrup for eight weeks or more. Vodka is sometimes used in place of the gin.
Instructions to make Damson Gin:
- Prick each damson with a fork (alternatively freeze for a day then defrost overnight and use once defrosted without pricking)
- Sterilise Kilner jar with boiling water or sterilising agent
- Layer the damsons and caster sugar into the kilner jar. After each layer has been put in, add enough gin to cover that layer. (Adding the gin gradually ensures you get the full amount of gin in the jar)
- Seal the jar once full and shake until all the sugar its mixed thoroughly. A good 5 minute shake is best. Store in a dark, cool area.
- Each day for the first 3-6 weeks, shake the jar for a couple of minutes.
- Do the above step until the sugar has dissolved completely. At this point, leave the jar in a dark place for 10-12 months.
- After reaching the 10th month, you can start to think about bottling.
- To bottle: sieve out the damsons from the gin and bottle into as many bottles as you like. Ensure bottles are sterile. Cork bottles to preserve the drink. It will last for years and years if left unopened.
Damson gin is especially popular in Britain. Pricking the diminutive fruits with a needle is less fiddly than it sounds; a job Put the brown sugar into a mixing bowl with the sherry vinegar, sloe or damson gin, and a grinding of salt. This Damson Gin Recipe originates from the 'Drinking with Dickens' book, written by Cedric Dickens (great great grandson of Charles!, which includes all the recipes of drinks mentioned in all of Dickens. Damson gin is a liqueur, usually homemade, made from damson plums macerated in a sugar and gin syrup for eight weeks or more. Vodka is sometimes used in place of the gin.
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