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Damsons: An Ancient Fruit in the Modern Kitchen

Damsons: An Ancient Fruit in the Modern Kitchen

Paperback

Series: English Kitchen

Fruits & VegetablesGeneral Gardening

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ISBN10: 1909248584
ISBN13: 9781909248588
Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)
Published: Jan 1 2018
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.30 Depth: 7.30
Language: English

Damsons aims to raise interest in damsons, provide recipes to facilitate their increased use by home cooks, and encourage the uninitiated to sample this wonderful, ancient fruit.
Since the 1700s, damsons have been grown and enjoyed, but they are considered a rare fruit. This book celebrates them, and will appeal to lovers of heritage fruits, historical recipes and cookery. Sarah Conrad Gothie places the damson in historical context, explaining the fruit's cultural significance. Through archival research, she traces damson cultivation and use in the UK and the US. Damson 'culture' includes folklore, interviews with farmers and enthusiasts, and an ethnographic account of Damson Day in the Lyth Valley, celebrated in Spring as the blossom heralds the arrival of warm weather. The recipe section offers a curated selection of recipes both new and historical (adapted for contemporary home cooks).

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