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

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> 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

Try here Steve http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/chapt21.html

Why thank you very much!

Steve Vegos


>On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:14:31 GMT, "Lum" > wrote:

>
>Try here Steve http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/chapt21.html

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
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp .
Darlene

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> Why thank you very much!
>
> Steve Vegos
>
>
> >On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:14:31 GMT, "Lum" >
wrote:
>
> >
> >Try here Steve http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/chapt21.html
>

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

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>

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


>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

>
>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
>http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp .
>Darlene

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

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>
>
> >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
>
> >
> >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
> >http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp .
> >Darlene

Well said and true, Ray.

"Ray" > wrote in message
om...
> 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
>
> "spud" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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
> >
> >
> > >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
> >
> > >
> > >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
> > >http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp .
> > >Darlene
>
>

you are not over the edge you have joined the club!!!!
"spud" > wrote in message
...
> Why thank you very much!
>
> Steve Vegos
>
>
> >On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 03:14:31 GMT, "Lum" >
wrote:
>
> >
> >Try here Steve http://home.att.net/~lumeisenman/chapt21.html
>

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


>"The Kingston's" > wrote:
>you are not over the edge you have joined the club!!!!

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

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>
>
> >"The Kingston's" > wrote:
> >you are not over the edge you have joined the club!!!!

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





On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:23:49 GMT, "Dar V" > wrote:

>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
>
>"spud" > wrote in message
.. .
>> 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
>>
>>
>> >"The Kingston's" > wrote:
>> >you are not over the edge you have joined the club!!!!
>

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

"spud" > wrote in message
...
> 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
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 23:23:49 GMT, "Dar V" > wrote:
>
> >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
> >
> >"spud" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> >"The Kingston's" > wrote:
> >> >you are not over the edge you have joined the club!!!!
> >
>