“There is then a hierarchy of plums that runs from the sublime to laxative”- Janet Clarkson (The Old Foodie) And so, where do Damsons fall on this sweeping spectrum of plums? With no disrespect to the regal Reine Claude (aka Green Gage), the Damson is an ancient fruit known to Pliny the Elder, and later lauded by Chaucer and Robert Boyle (among others)- by birthright I bequest top billing to the Damson. An ideal plum specimen is quivering with anticipation- potential […]

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