Damson

Damsons • Caster sugar • Dry gin • Kilner jar or similar • boiling water

apples - I'm lucky enough to have several trees growing along the field where i pick my other fruits and i use the eating apples in the jam and cooking apples for pies and crumbles • mixed fruit/berries (blackberries, elderberries, damson and wild plums in mine but you can also do sloes and rosehips or any Hedgerow fruit that grows locally to you or you could buy at your greengrocer if you can't get anywhere to pick your own) • sugar - you can use jam sugar but with this quantity of apples there should be enough pectin for setting • water

blackberries • damson • Sugar (around 500g) • Vegetable oil for greasing

damsons • red onion • beetroot • red wine vinegar • caster sugar • water • mixed ground spice (optional)

damsons destoned • lemon juice and rind • plain or blueberry yoghurt • caster sugar • vegetable oil • baking powder • nutmeg • milk

damson gin liqueur • chilled sparkling Saumur - or Sekt or Prosecco. Champagne is an option but will tend to be overawed by the liqueur • raspberries

damsons • water • granulated sugar

diced stewing venison • onion finely chopped • carrot finely chopped • stock celery finely chopped • garlic finely chopped • flour • Seasoning • precooked chestnuts • large glass red wine • good quality chopped tomatoes • tomato purée • balsamic vinegar •

Damsons • water • lemon • Preserving sugar without added pectin

Damson plums or Prunes, stoned and quartered • Dough: • flour • instant yeast or 10 g fresh yeast • lukewarm milk • beaten egg (25-30 g) • soft butter • vanilla sugar (or sugar + beans from 1/4 vanilla bean) • lemon zest • salt • Crumble topping: • Butter •

damson or Italian plums • sugar (I used natural cane) • cinnamon • ground cloves (optional) • star anise (optional)

pears • damsons • blackberries • sugar • vanilla • oil • black treacle • wheat biscuits (weetabix) • baking powder • amaretto • cinnamon • nutmeg •