What do sloe berries look like? I want to make sloe gin.?

Answer 1

Sloe Berries are derived from the Blackthorn Tree which is a deciduous tree with leaves that turn yellow in autumn, fall off in winter and leave behind a twisted black skeleton. Blackthorn Trees are found throughout the British Isles.

Medicinally, Sloe Berries have been used since the Mesolithic and Iron Age periods (8000 - 2700 BC) and were part of the early man's diet. Sloe Berries are very tonic bitters that are astringent. They help to stimulate the metabolism, cleanse the blood, and act as a laxative and diuretic. They also help with indigestion, eczema, herpes, allergies, colds, catarrh, neurosis, weak heart, kidney stones, skin ailments, bladder infections and problems with the prostate gland.

Answer 2

Small blue-black, sometimes deep purplish, round globular berries in the summer, ripening after the first frost..The sloe berry juice can be used for ink or a strong red dye. The berries are harvested for sloe gin and fruit jam. It also has medicinal uses.

A picture of Blackthorn bush from which sloe berries come
http://www.druidry.org/obod/trees/blackthorn.html

Answer 3

Made of Blackthorn Plums (sloe plums)

Answer 4

First you need to find a blackthorn bush. The sloes themselves are about half inch in diameter and appear to be dusty. Don't worry about this, it's normal. Watch the thorns though, they are lethal!

Answer 5

They are smaller than plums, blue/black in colour. But try making SLOE wine, if you get enough. Quite nice

Answer 6

Don't know but you won't have to hurry to catch them!! I love gin keep some for me xx

Answer 7

Sort of like a plum.

Answer 8

yes . there ready now, saw some only to day, they're like small Damsons