Good man, You've just reminded me that I've not started mine yet this year. Got some sloes in the freezer from last year.Sloes are in the freezer from yesterday, gin bought. Will do it tomorrow.
That is how I know it, being sent to the shop for the messages.I had never heard that it had anything to do with messy or dirty. Indeed messages are clean things.
“messages” in Scottish slang actually refers to shopping for groceries. You might even hear people say, “Got the messages,” referring to acquiring groceries.
Looks like it came from the message boys....which is what I was told when I asked when I was a child.
Folks wrote out a message, it went to the shop, and the message boy brought the messages to the house for you.
It has evolved though; folks might say, "I've a wee message to do", but they mean there's something they have to go and do....pop in with something to a neighbour, put a parcel in the post, pick up the dry cleaning, that kind of thing.
(for those who don't know, "courses" is associated with races or runs. But I didn't want to give you the opportunity of a childish snigger if I had translated immediately as " I have the runs to do" )"I've a wee message to do", but they mean there's something they have to go and do....pop in with something to a neighbour, put a parcel in the post, pick up the dry cleaning, that kind of thing.
I'm getting to be a clumsy old bastard too.Foolishly decided to move my sloe gin into a new bottle as it had been in a large commercial gin bottle. All went well until a rogue aloe got into the funnel and I attempted to push it through with a spoon handle. Beat the bloody lot over and lost about a third over work surface, cupboard doors, clean jeans and the floor.
What’s left is looking a good colour though, even if it’s cloudy after the calamity.
Off up the Downs now to pick some more sloes for a second batch.
I'm getting to be a clumsy old bastard too.
Thy almost were for me when I became sensitised to the buggers.They are not parasols, they are destroying angels 😂
Żubrówka bison grassDoes anyone use other fruit in this alcoholy way ... cherries, plums ... brandy, vodka
I remember you used to be able to get vodka with grass in it.