Blimey, where have I been for the past few months? How glad am I that I've found this site and - obviously - this thread!?!! I'll tell you how glad, this
glad!!!!!
Thanks to all for the brewing and alcoholic fruit, veg and specifically rhubarb ideas. Only eat Rhubarb because it's there, because I'd hate to waste crops and deep down I know its probably doing something good for me. Not sure about the crumble topping and ice-cream that go with it mind. You could put cat food with vodka and I'd probably give it a go....hmmmmm, actually I'd like to retract the last statement, I'm sure you'd all like to eat breakfast without that horrible thought in your heads.
But on the line of alcoholic veg, using up spare crops AND horrible thoughts I've been passed a recipe for Marrow Vodka, I know, I know. Not made any yet but being a gal who'll try anything once - and maybe more than once if I like it
- I'm going to try it this year.
Marrow Vodka - Slice the stalk end off the marrow & keep - this will become your lid
- Scoop out the seeds inside & put a small pin hole in the bottom for drainage making sure it goes through to the cavity inside
- Add sugar to half way up the inside of the marrow
- Put the marrow vertically in a stocking or a cut off tights leg with the hole at the bottom and the cut of stalk end at the top.
- Add vodka to top up the marrow making sure you plug the hole with your finger whilst you are doing this
- Put on your 'lid' on and then hang the be-stockinged marrow somewhere cool and dry with a collection container underneath the pin hole
- Make sure you collect the already strained vodka everyday and add this to a sealed bottle or jar so none evaporates from the collection container
- Serve and enjoy as the saying goes, or not as the case may be...