Makes 720ml
450g ripe sloes
175g granulated sugar
725ml gin (cheap, rough, any old)
wash and de-stalk the sloes, and puncture all over with a fork – and/or freeze overnight.
Seal the sloes in a kilner jar with the sugar and gin, and leave for 3 months. Shake occasionally. Make sure the sloes are covered. Decant into a bottle when you’re good and ready..
And finally – add the leftover sloes to a litre of cider/scrumpy to make a ‘Slider’ – (back in the kilner jar for 2 weeks then bottle)