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Martel Maxwell sits in

Martel Maxwell sits in for Fred MacAulay and is joined by Kathy Lette, who talks about her new book. Plus Bev Lyons is back to keep him In the Loop.

Writer Kathy Lette tells us about her new book about a mother and daughter pair of solicitors who go in to business together.

She'll be sticking around to talk about how she reacted when her children left home, and life strategist Jenni Trent Hughes will be giving advice on the best way to say goodbye to your children

Spiders are getting bigger! Find out why with Dr Zara Gladman on our regular science feature; Here Comes Science

Feeling uncool? Bev Lyons is back with her regular feature: In the Loop- where she fills you in, on what the kids are talking about.

The number of people in the UK working from home has risen by a third in the last decade. If you work from home, or are considering it, find out why working from home doesn't have to be alone.

A warm winter followed by a warm spring means that 2014 is a bumper one for berries! Find out how to make your booze fruity.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Aug 2014 10:30

Craig Grozier's Fruit Gin Recipe

Best made in August/September

Ingredients:-

900g Wild or bought berries or fruit of your choice(damsons,raspberries, sloe berries)

900g caster sugar(you can half this if you dont have a sweet tooth)

1 litre of gin

15 cracked stones from the damsons or cherries if using.

50mls brandy(optional)

Method:-

1 Mix all ingredients together in a large tub with a lid, stirring dail or as often as possible.

2.Pass through a sieve on Christmas eve and funnel into sealable bottles)

3.Mature for 1 year and give out as Christmas presents the following year!

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  • Thu 28 Aug 2014 10:30