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    i was out walking yesterday when i noticed the whimberrys had come out luckily had some carrier bags with me now ive got 2 carrier bags full i think its pie time
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    Brilliant, I've only ever found enough bilberries to fill an egg cup let alone a pie.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MONKEY8MAV View Post
    "...i think its pie time ..."
    mmm. They are very nice when cooked in a pie with a couple of Granny Smiths.

    Apparently whimberry is old English for heather berry.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sandbender View Post
    mmm. They are very nice when cooked in a pie with a couple of Granny Smiths.

    Apparently whimberry is old English for heather berry.
    makes sense heatherr berry i always see them growing together
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowlander View Post
    Brilliant, I've only ever found enough bilberries to fill an egg cup let alone a pie.
    i go to entwistle reservoir near darwen for them its full of them round there
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    Quote Originally Posted by MONKEY8MAV View Post
    i go to entwistle reservoir near darwen for them its full of them round there
    Thanks for the tip. Too many sheep around here!

    The only berries around here at the mo are rowans.
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    no problem also heard rowans make a nice jelly
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    Its really good with rich meat. Rowan vodka is great as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowlander View Post
    Its really good with rich meat. Rowan vodka is great as well.
    think ill have a go at gettin some of them then
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowlander View Post
    Its really good with rich meat. Rowan vodka is great as well.
    How do you make that then would like to try it? I have made flavoured vodkas with fruit before is it the same method equal quantitys by volume of fruit and sugar?

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    Its really good with rich meat. Rowan vodka is great as well.
    How do you make that then would like to try it? I have made flavoured vodkas with fruit before is it the same method equal quantitys by volume of fruit and sugar?
    Yep, same as sloe gin.
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    How much berrys do you use I normally have a mug full of fruit in a 70cl bottle with same of sugar.

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    I tend to half fill a bottle with fruit, pour in the sugar so it covers the fruit and then fill to the brim with vodka. I give the bottle a good shake every now and again, our current bottle is from 2006 and its great - unlike sloe gin it takes a couple of years to come good.
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    Ok thanks for that will give it a go.

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