Ouch.
However, horrendously painful experiences aside, my old housemate and I managed to successfully brew an ale flavoured with a scotch bonnet. (It tasted quite nice, but I think we've been too afraid to drink the remainder)
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:16, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I remember you saying
I reckon all the sloes will be gone, I wanted to make sloe gin. If you can find fucking elderflowers in London, you should be able to find fucking sloes.

/expecting the "What about regular sloes?" joke
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:22, Reply)

But elderflower plants are total slags
sloes ARE harder to find. Unless of course you schlep down to Borough market, but that's cheating somehow I feel.
(berk, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:24, Reply)

I'm only a short schlep from there.
But foraging is free, I guess. And Borough Market rapes your wallet unless you get all the remaining produce at closing time

/lived on free pies
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:27, Reply)

Haha, nice work!
Yeah, borough market is fun to visit but I'd want to go more often if I lived in London, and I doubt I could afford it, it really is incredibly overpriced if you want to actually source stuff for a whole meal rather than just odds and sods.
(berk, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:29, Reply)

If I had my kitchen from homedown in London, I'd cook so much
I made a lovely dish last night, and whipped the leftovers into a tasty and healthy meal. In London I'm so weirded out by my kitchen I live on packet food.

Last year I developed a fear of my fridge.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:33, Reply)

I know student houses can be bad
but seriously, that bad?
(berk, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:43, Reply)

Hahahahahahahahahaha
ask Himjim what my house is like.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 19 Dec 2010, 22:46, Reply)