Bramble wine
I've been more productive than usual over the past couple of days. I now have a big bowl of purple goo sitting on the kitchen counter. Eventually, hopefully, this will become bramble wine. I'm making it with frozen blackberries (now thawed of course) that I found at the Giant Eagle. Scott and Judy (his mom) are both skeptical about the source of my berries. I honestly don't know if it will work with once-frozen berries either. I hope so, because we're down to the last carafe of our last batch of bramble wine, now perhaps ten years old. If all goes well I'll be able to toast May Day with a glass of my new brew.
I also managed to cut back a lot more of the front azaleas. We can now actually see out the front window. And the tomato cages have been rounded up, stacked and stored in the potting shed. Next year I think I'm going to stake the tomatoes with rebar.
After I've finished with the wine, whether or not I'm successful with frozen berries, I have a Finnish recipe for sima that I want to try. It's described as a quick-brewing sweet "mead", although the recipe I have doesn't use any honey.
You Are Early Period Norse! You have a deep desire
to explore, conquor and carry several bladed
weapons of various types on your person at all
time. Your men are fierce, your women are
proud and your children typically run around
SCA events buck naked and unchecked. You have
an overwhelming love for chunky amber necklaces
and braids. Remember, pillage BEFORE you burn!
What Is Your SCA Clothing Style?
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The weapons, yes. Amber, sure. Braids, *shrug*. But naked and ill-behaved children? Absolutely not.
I also managed to cut back a lot more of the front azaleas. We can now actually see out the front window. And the tomato cages have been rounded up, stacked and stored in the potting shed. Next year I think I'm going to stake the tomatoes with rebar.
After I've finished with the wine, whether or not I'm successful with frozen berries, I have a Finnish recipe for sima that I want to try. It's described as a quick-brewing sweet "mead", although the recipe I have doesn't use any honey.
You Are Early Period Norse! You have a deep desire
to explore, conquor and carry several bladed
weapons of various types on your person at all
time. Your men are fierce, your women are
proud and your children typically run around
SCA events buck naked and unchecked. You have
an overwhelming love for chunky amber necklaces
and braids. Remember, pillage BEFORE you burn!
What Is Your SCA Clothing Style?
brought to you by Quizilla
The weapons, yes. Amber, sure. Braids, *shrug*. But naked and ill-behaved children? Absolutely not.