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Post by SA Hunter on May 6, 2019 21:08:53 GMT 10
Me, not a big vodka fan. But, after reading a few recipes, and on a Russian page I regularly browse, thought I would give this a go. Jar 1 - freshly cut pineapple, covered with a cheap bottle of vodka. I'm storing it in my pantry. Today is day 4, so had a little sip. Wow, nice sweet taste, no harsh kick backs from the vodka. Jar 2 - 1 punnet of strawberries, with about 10 basil leaves, covered in vodka. Haven't tried it yet. I plan to filter, then bottle on Wednesday, giving me Thursday nght to partake, before starting nightshift Friday. I'll let you know how it goes. www.theproducemoms.com/2017/03/29/fresh-fruit-vodka-infusions/ |
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Post by Peter on May 6, 2019 22:58:09 GMT 10
I'm reminded of the German "Rumtopf" which I made a few years ago, and only thought about again a few days ago. Dammit.
Basically it's stonefruit "cured" in rum. The rum-infused fruit gets you drunk. The fruit-infused rum gets you drunk. What's not to love?
I must see if there are still some decent peaches to be had...
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Post by spinifex on May 7, 2019 18:48:11 GMT 10
I suspect vodka and fresh, fully ripe blood plums might be a winner. If I get a plum crop next year I'll test the theory.
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Post by jonasparker on May 8, 2019 3:58:53 GMT 10
Hmmm... olives infused in vodka... sounds good to me!
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Post by Peter on May 8, 2019 18:20:45 GMT 10
This reminds me... a couple of years ago (?) Mrs Pete made some mulberry jam. I don't eat jam as it's too sweet for me, but this one actually tasted of berries. Albeit very sweet ones...
So I put maybe four tablespoons of the jam in a pint mason jar and topped up with vodka. It actually worked extremely well. Next time I'll strain the chunks out after it's infused for a few days and put it back in the bottle.
Another favourite of mine is to slice open chillies (number of chillies depends on chilli type and your preference for heat). Stick them in a bottle of vodka, leave it a few days, strain out the chillies, and seal the bottle back up. Don't confuse this bottle with the plain stuff for obvious reasons...
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Post by spinifex on May 9, 2019 19:38:21 GMT 10
I used to do that home made pepper vodka Pete ... it's off the scale! I've also tried an imported 'professional' version of it. It's feisty stuff.
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Post by SA Hunter on May 9, 2019 19:58:21 GMT 10
Well, strained the liquid, and bottled.
Nice warm fuzzy feeling in my gut!!
Quite happy with the taste - now for more flavours!
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Post by Peter on May 10, 2019 10:11:02 GMT 10
Just be careful mate - this stuff can sneak up on you. I think it's the sweetness (makes you thirstly, you drink more, repeat).
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Post by Peter on May 10, 2019 10:12:05 GMT 10
I used to do that home made pepper vodka Pete ... it's off the scale! I've also tried an imported 'professional' version of it. It's feisty stuff. Yep. And if you use the right type of chilli it makes an amazing Bloody Mary. "Purple Tiger" is a chilli I used to grow that worked so well in this. |
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