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Aug 1, 2022Liked by Mark Diacono

A quick visit to my local park and the nuts are now quietly getting acquainted with the vodka, sugar and aromatics :). Thank you for this! So looking forward to tasting the end result in a few months

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Aug 3, 2022Liked by Mark Diacono

That's one handsome paperweight, Mark!

Thank you for sharing the recipe. I have tucked it away for another day and hope that, eventually, our 'little' tree will bear more than its current three that seem to be invisible to the squirrels. That's its total ouput this year.

Each season I hope for more but we'll be patient, as my late father-in-law grew it for us from a nut!

I know that I have another recipe for Nocino that a friend gave to me quite some time ago. We had a glass or three of her potent brew one Christmas and it blew my socks off! It also reminded me of a random bottle that I purchased on holiday in Germany, many moons ago. It was called, Teufelskräuter. Very devilish it was, too. Deep, dark and mystically fragrant.

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Jul 28, 2022Liked by Mark Diacono

Ooh there is a walnut tree in our park…love the idea of Mediterranean sloe gin phwoar.

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This sounds delicious... wondering where to obtain the walnuts from....

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Cold as a well diggers ass. I’ll have to remember that one. And I will have to plant a walnut tree!

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That looks tremendous. Was half-expecting the Benny Hill music when I turned the volume on.

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divine!!!!

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