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Post by The witch on Jun 25, 2007 12:17:23 GMT 1
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Post by emseypop on Jun 25, 2007 13:57:12 GMT 1
are you going to have a go The witch? I'd love to know how you get on if you do! Not too fond of brandy myself but i'll try almost anything once!
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Post by The witch on Jun 25, 2007 14:30:40 GMT 1
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Post by emseypop on Jun 25, 2007 14:37:54 GMT 1
we've got a pear tree in the bg and one on the lottie but making brandy is (like many many things) beyond me! mind you if i could get a pear into a bottle it would be a good talking point my party piece!
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Post by sweetleaf on Jun 26, 2007 10:09:51 GMT 1
Im on the lookout for a suitable bottle for next year, the pear trees on the lottie didnt flower this year, as they had only recently been planted. I reckon a stocking would make a good support for the bottle, Im definitely going to try this.  |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 26, 2007 10:10:00 GMT 1
I wish I had a pear tree, as I think I would have a go at that! I suppose it is a bit like those cucumber trainers to make them grow straight! Pity my FIL isn't still alive, he would love the brandy!
Keith
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 26, 2007 12:06:04 GMT 1
I wouldn't be able to do that with my mighty pear tree - I'd have to use a demijohn or similar!
Have you ever made a rumpot, The witch? I used to do those sorts of things in my previous life. They are really scrummy and the resulting liqueur is fantastic (although incredibly potent). Now's the time to start one......celebrate your first Christmas in your new home with it? You'd be VERY popular with your neighbours if you dished that out...
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Post by The witch on Jun 30, 2007 12:49:34 GMT 1
I wouldn't be able to do that with my mighty pear tree - I'd have to use a demijohn or similar! Have you ever made a rumpot, The witch? I used to do those sorts of things in my previous life. They are really scrummy and the resulting liqueur is fantastic (although incredibly potent). Now's the time to start one......celebrate your first Christmas in your new home with it? You'd be VERY popular with your neighbours if you dished that out... Yes - we used to make it every Christmas when we lived in Germany as buying Pott Rum was easy and cheap there - I use the Rumpot jar to keep my seeds in now.  |
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Post by The witch on Jun 30, 2007 18:34:20 GMT 1
Im on the lookout for a suitable bottle for next year, the pear trees on the lottie didnt flower this year, as they had only recently been planted. I reckon a stocking would make a good support for the bottle, Im definitely going to try this. According to the article in the telegraph they suggest using an old decanter bought from a charity shop for pears such as Doyenne du Comice or try www.saverglass.com |
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Post by The witch on Aug 19, 2007 21:21:07 GMT 1
Does anyone with a pear tree fancy having a go at this next year? |
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Post by emseypop on Aug 21, 2007 6:47:13 GMT 1
I'll look out for a bottle and ask my nan if I can have a go useing her william pear tree, she's a bit odd and set in her ways, and may not be able to sleep at night if she knew there was a bottle in her pear tree! It'll be a few years before my baby pear trees start to fruit. Does anyone have any idea how long it takes both trees are about 5 ft  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Aug 21, 2007 7:39:13 GMT 1
If they are flowering in Spring you should start to get some fruit set over the next year Emsey. My pear trees are all only about 10 - 12 ft tall after 15 years and are all loaded with fruit every year now.
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Post by emseypop on Aug 21, 2007 7:49:28 GMT 1
The one in the BG has some blossom this spring, which louis pesented to me, he pulled the whole branch off little £$%&^" Hope to get some next year at home then! We planted the spindley one in the BG when Holly was born in 02. The one at the lottie is bigger and must have had a better start being from a GC and not woolies.
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Post by Sweetleaf on Oct 30, 2007 22:56:45 GMT 1
Yes, its a brandy bottle, OH thinks its for his collection!  |
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