Noobie over the edge?

Hello:

10gal. of 3 different wines going and can't wait for the strawberrys and rhubarb to come along. I look in vacant fields and everyones yard for lilac. I've found a ton of lilac but it's not available, being cared for and loved by the owners.

Last weekend my mother-in-law gave us some prunes, 6lbs. Of course we can't eat 6lbs. of prunes (yikes!) so 4lbs. are bubbling away. So far it tastes like Dr. Pepper. Hmmmmm Is this madness going to end or will the obssession continue?

I have read references in the archives to Lum's recipe for strawberry/banana but can't seem to locate it. Any pointers would be appreciated.

Steve Vegos

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spud
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Try here Steve

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Lum

Why thank you very much!

Steve Vegos

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spud

Welcome to the club...I was the same way during my first year of winemaking. Now, it is just a very controlled obsession. Lum's site is very good - I usually go back forth between his site and Jack's site

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. Darlene

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Dar V

No, there are no limits. I tend to add 1-3 carboys each year. I have been making wine for 25+ years. Think about that. I am currently madly trying to bottle as much as I can to free up carboys so I can be ready for this summers fruit with out adding to many more carboys.

Ray

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Ray

Thanks for the insight to the future. But it's even worse than I can imagine.

Been walking around the house after work trying to figure out where to plant raspberrys, blueberrys, reading to see if I can grow cranberrys. Went up the canyon to see if the elderberrys were flowering yet and eyeball the wetter areas for dwarf Oregon grape. Staked out a blackberry patch and tried to find blackcaps and wild raspberry patches. And all of a sudden that one Oregon grape in the back I've been trying to get rid of is a treasure to be nurtured along with the dandilions! Oh my... there's not enough time for all the possibilities.... :-)

Steve Vegos

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spud

Yep, you've got it bad. There's a funny thing about having enough time, if you are over 50 you know that you only have 30-40 active years left to do all these things. If you are under 50 you know that you don't have time to do anything. ;o) Ray

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Ray

Well said and true, Ray.

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Alfonse

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The Kingston's

The Lavender is just starting to flower and SWMBO was getting ready to pull the flowers, you know to promote vegitative growth instead of going to seed. "Uh..., hey, honey, let me take care of that!"

Spotted a huge patch of untended, unloved lilac yesterday.

I got it bad.

Steve Vegos

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spud

Steve, I was going to do lilac, in fact I pulled the recipe off Jack's site. Be careful of the lilac - some is poisonous; check with someone, okay. Ended up, I have not made it yet. Darlene

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Dar V

Hi Darlene:

Thank you for the warning, I appreciate it. Your concern made me go back to the site for a re-look at the plants and re-search the data bases, which is a Good Thing!

Thank You,

Steve Vegos

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spud

Steve, There was a discussion some time ago. I know Jack and others have made lilac wine. I have about 10 bushes of lilacs in about 4 different kinds, from new late-flowering hybrids to the old-fashioned lavender lilac. When I looked it up, I couldn't determine if the kind I had was or wasn't poisonous, so I didn't make it. Someday, I'll have the time to thoroughly research it...and then I'll try it. Darlene

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Dar V

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