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Hawthorn is a member of the rose family and, like most varieties of rosehips, hawthorn berries (also known as haws) make a delicious liqueur for consumption as

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Materials • One or more 500ml or 1lt (17 or 34fl oz) jars with lever seals e.g. Kilner or Weck (it’s crucial that the jars are airtight when closed)• Sharp scissors • Funnel• Muslin, 1m (3ft.) square is more than enough

Ingredients• Hawthorn berries – enough to fill your jar(s)• Gin (supermarket own- brands are fine) – enough to fill your jar(s)• White or golden granulated

or caster sugar – around 400g (14oz) for a 1l (34fl oz) jar and 200g (9oz) for a 500ml (17fl oz) jar Note: The seeds inside the hawthorn berries can be poisonous, so don't be tempted to sample the berries.

1 Collect enough haw berries to fill the jar in which you plan to make your gin.

2Wash the berries and, with a pair of sharp scissors, remove any stalks and

dried remains of the flower

from the end of each berry. As haws are quite small this can take some time, so pop a film or box set on or listen to the radio while you top and tail them.

3While you are preparing your haws, you can sterilize your jar. If your jar has

a rubber seal, remove it and put to one side. Set your oven to 140°C/275°F/gas 1, wash your jar in hot soapy water thoroughly, place it on a baking tray (preferably upside down) and put it in the oven for around 10 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Try not to touch the inside of your jar before you make your gin. Boil the rubber seal for 10 minutes in a saucepan of water.

4 Once they’re free of their stalks and flower remains, tumble a layer

of haws into your jar around 3cm (1.in.) thick. Pour in around a quarter of your sugar.

5 Add another layer of haws, top with sugar and repeat this process

until you have filled the jar. Now pour in your gin.

6 Once you’ve filled your jar to the top, seal it, upend carefully a couple of times

in case air has become trapped between the haw berries, and then top up with more gin to minimize the gap between the surface of the gin and the lid.

7 Place your gin on a kitchen shelf out of direct sunlight or in a cupboard for 4–6

weeks. After this time the colour from the berries will have seeped into the gin resulting in a beautiful pink, rosé wine colour.

8 You can let the haws infuse further but sediment will begin to form at this

stage as the berries break down, which can be difficult to remove. To avoid this, sterilize another sealable jar or bottle and place your funnel in the top and several layers of muslin into the funnel. Pour your hawthorn gin through the muslin in the funnel and into the second jar or bottle. Discard the berries.

9 Enjoy on its own while nestled under a blanket or with good-

quality tonic water.

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This recipe can also be used to make delicately fragranced and deliciously sharp rosehip gin. Wild rosehips from hedgerows are perfect for this. It is best to avoid taking rosehips from neighbours’ gardens in case of grumpy recriminations. However, offering a bottle of rosehip gin in return for this harvest seems like an excellent solution. When the sun goes down and the weather is gruesome, find a cosy spot, light some candles, find a good book, pour a small glass of one of these fine home-made, hedgerow berry-infused liquids and nestle down. There will soon be a glow within and without.


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Materials• Secateurs• Plant material collected from your garden, local park or countryside*• Wire cutters• 1–2mm (14 gauge) galvanized wire, garden twine or raffia

1 To make a large wreath for your front door or to hang on a chimney breast or

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6 You may need to tie the twigs together at a few more points around your

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7 Hang on a door, a wall or with other wreaths to make a gorgeous display.

Find more great projects in Emma's book Making Winter published by LOM Art priced £14.99

A wreath is not just for Christmas explains Emma Mitchel

When the calendar moves beyond the beginning of December, many folk

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