| 单词 | damson |
| 例句 | It was almost damson, like the plums on the trees, and her eyes looked too big—as though, like Less Ellen, she had reimagined them so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Three girls with lips stained damson and flowers in their hair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her feet were bare, her mouth stained damson. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Prisoners are like damson plums. The longer you keep them, the less valuable they become. Eventually, they spoil. One day and one night. Don’t be late.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Slumping down beneath a damson tree, the young mouse munched away at his lunch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Think deep ruby wine with flavors of cherries, cranberries and damson plums. These wines prove that pinot grigio can be distinctive — and affordable enough to stock up on 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z His face a mask of warm condescension, his diction as plummy as damson preserves, Mr. Busch does evoke the holier-than-thou graciousness into which Russell evolved. | 'The Divine Sister': No Doubt, Not a Typical Singing Nun 2010-09-23T02:03:00Z To up the ante, I like to spread the base of the pastry case with a good plum or damson jam, bakewell-style. How to make the most of the season’s ripe plums | Cook residency 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Thanks to the web there is no longer any need for producers of damson cheese, venison steaks or sea salt to rent fancy premises or invest in costly advertising. Food Britannia by Andrew Webb ? review 2011-07-28T23:00:02Z Or offering me a guided tour of your delightful damson orchard. Grace Dent's TV OD: Three In A Bed 2011-04-01T23:06:00Z From the corner, run it slow; see match-ball turn to damson on his foot,swell as if too ripe, then shimmer backinto its shape. 'Play up! play up!' 2010-07-09T23:05:00Z The welcoming "I make my own damson preserve!" sparkle in Frances's eyes is snuffed out, replaced by the cold, vengeful stare of Steven Seagal in Hard To Kill. Grace Dent's TV OD: Three In A Bed 2011-04-01T23:06:00Z The Royal Lancaster London hotel near Hyde Park is serving afternoon tea inspired by Charles’ favorites: roast beef sandwiches, darjeeling tea and damson plum mousse. Coronation gives tourism boost, but UK economy still reeling 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The tannins are a bit sturdy, but the fruit is expansive, with bright Bing cherry dominating, then yielding to damson plum and hints of sage and rosemary. Perspective | At just $15 for a liter, this crisp white wine is made for spring 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z His wife uses home-grown fruit, such as apples, damsons and plums, for festive crumbles, jams and chutneys. What do giant veg growers eat on Christmas Day? 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Our damson tree usually provides fruit for up to 40lb of jam, but last year not a single damson. Forget 'wellness'. Marmalade is the key to a long, healthy life 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Johnson initially said he would give the Labour leader a copy of his Brexit deal but, urged to set politics aside, he suggested a pot of damson jam. Election debate: Johnson and Corbyn clash over NHS future 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The PM offered up his Brexit deal as a good read, but when reminded the answer was meant to be non-political, he changed his answer to some damson jam. Five things from Johnson v Corbyn election debate 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The extended growing season also saw better conditions for damsons, acorns and hazelnuts. Bumblebee numbers hit by 'unsettled decade' - BBC News 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Retail manager Tracey Graham said: "She was thrilled with the damson gin and said she would be keeping that for herself." Queen plea for baby before holiday 2013-07-17T13:53:24Z The car comes in 18 colours, including damson – they should call it plum sauce out here. Bentley Flying Spur: car review 2013-06-23T09:30:01Z Photograph: David Jones/PA In their absurd new plum-coloured kit, England looked nothing more than a bunch of damsons in distress for long periods of a match against depleted opposition. Plum kits make England look like damsons in distress against Australia 2012-11-17T17:56:29Z Mrs. T. 'as just bin down into the packing room, and given 'em damson pie—and I'm sure they jolly well deserved it.... Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z Of fruit trees, the Roman gave us the pear, the fig, the damson, cherry, peach, apricot, and quince. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z Turning suddenly to Townsend, just at the termination of a race, he exclaimed, ‘By Jove, Townsend, I’ve been robbed; I had with me some damson tarts, but they are now gone.’ The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Farther south the rhododendron is gorgeously displayed—magenta verging on damson. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The little damsons in the pudding taste of September, and are fragrant with memory. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Let her find out for herself the results of rebellion; when the villain deserts her, she may not be quite so unwilling to stone the damsons next August. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z It gives its name to the plums which we call "damsons." Turkey Peeps at Many Lands 2011-09-21T02:00:31.190Z Sometimes fruit bushes are put in alternate rows with bush of standard trees of apple, pear, plum or damson, or they are planted by themselves. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The oaks stand regal in umber and damson. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z Before serving us with pie, Emily gave her brother junket and damsons, setting the plate and the spoon before him as if he were a child. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Yonder a load of great russets; near by heavy pears bending the strong branches; round black damsons; luscious egg-plums hanging their yellow ovals overhead; bullace, not yet ripe, but presently sweetly piquant. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z So the damson took its name from Damascus; the cherry from Cerasus, a city of Pontus; and the peach from Persia. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z In addition to apples, pears, plums, damsons, cherries and quinces as top fruit, currants, gooseberries and raspberries are grown as bottom fruit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It is, or was, a small wild plum, of the damson kind. The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike 2011-07-04T02:00:17.130Z The little French boy that followed his grown-ups so sedately down the room was as dark as a damson and clad in a white tunic that showed his dimpled arms and his strong brown legs. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z On the damson trunks are yellowish crystalline knobs of gum which has exuded from the bark. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z In colour it is a rich damson, and in quality Wilton. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 2011-05-24T02:00:14.667Z The other principal crops are 43 acres of raspberries and 30 acres of black currants, besides which there are small areas of red currants, gooseberries, plums, damsons, greengages, cherries, apples, quinces and blackberries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z He was a bow-legged, brindle bull with undershot jaw and eyes like damson jam. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z They also grew cherries for market, nearly as large as damsons. A Northern Countryside 2011-04-27T02:00:22.523Z The hat was of the low-crowned style then worn with a feather, and this was a long ostrich plume of the same damson tint, curling down over her hair, and shading to a lighter purple. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z So you may conceive how deeply the poor old man thought of these gages, beside which his little orchard of damsons and bullaces was of small account. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z The damson known as Farleigh Prolific, or Crittenden’s, is most extensively grown throughout the county, and usually yields large crops, which make good prices. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Instead he experiments on a mini-still at home in which he's currently making raspberry gin, cherry gin and damson liqueur. OFM Awards 2010: Best UK Newcomer 2010-10-16T23:03:00Z Wildlife habitat The UK biodiversity action plan now lists traditional orchards as a conservation priority as they are home to local varieties of apples, plums, pears and damsons, and provide an important habitat for wildlife. Scheme to save ancient orchards 2010-04-23T23:54:00Z No damsons or blackberries, of course—only chickweed and ivy. 2009-12-14T05:00:00Z Give him proper encouragement, and he’s there with the damsons.” Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Large quantities of apples, plums, damsons, cherries, and a fair quantity of pears are grown for the market in Kent, whilst apples, plums and pears predominate in Middlesex. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The housekeeper waits in black silk and looks as if she had no meaner occupation than to sit in a rocking chair, and dream of damson cheese. The Land of Lost Toys Over the parquet was a great gray Aubusson carpet with a design of monstrous roses as deep as damsons or burgundy; and from the ceiling hung two chandeliers of cut glass. Sinister Street, vol. 2 In the same way damsons are so called because they are said to have come originally from Damascus. Springtime and Other Essays I question whether damson tart would have opened Mrs. Jamieson's heart as the cherry brandy did; but she told us of a coming event, respecting which she had been quite silent till that moment. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 In many counties damsons are cultivated around fruit plantations to shelter the latter from the wind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The plums, which I have observed to grow wild there, are of two sorts, the black and the Murrey plum, both which are small, and have much the same relish with the damson. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts He went on stolidly eating his tea, substantial British provender, pickled pig's feet, beet-and-onion salad, stewed prunes, damson jam, and tea as harsh as an east wind. Command Why should not pear and walnut-trees supply the place of oaks, elms, and ash; the apple, plum, cherry, damson, and mulberry, that of the birch, yew, and all pollards? A Morning's Walk from London to Kew The damson, a small plum, may be safely classed with the Prunus Communis. The Book of Pears and Plums As a case in point, purchasers were offering to contract for quantities of this damson at �20 per ton in May of 1899, as the prospects of the yield were unsatisfactory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z They are of several sizes, between the bigness of a damson plum and a burgamot pear. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts "She took two or three damsons, which she ate in great haste." The Fairchild Family She has eyes as blue as damsons; She has pounds of auburn curls; She regrets the game of leapfrog Is prohibited to girls. Neighbor Nelly Socks Being the Sixth and Last Book of the Series Damascena is the word used in Pliny for the district round Damascus, and damson originally meant the Damascus plum. The Book of Pears and Plums At one time the egg plum and the Worcester damson were the chief fruit crops, apples and cherries ranking next, pears being grown to only a moderate extent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Draw the juice out of the vessel, and colour it with the infused juice of damsons, sweetened with sugar till it is like claret wine. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. But yet, as I am come so far, and am just got to the closet, I will just take one damson—it shall be the last. The Fairchild Family Cherries and damsons may be kept in the same way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Plums and damsons for market should be gathered and sent before they are quite ripe; if soft and pulpy on arrival, they are valueless. The Book of Pears and Plums In most parts of the country there are districts favourable to the culture of small fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and currants, and of top fruits, such as apples, pears, plums and damsons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Pick out the finest damsons, and wipe them clean. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Emily and Lucy saw their mother boil the damsons, and helped Betty to cover them and carry them to the closet. The Fairchild Family In August and September, peaches, plums, filberts, figs, mulberries, cherries, apples, pears, nectarines, grapes, pines, melons, strawberries, medlars, quinces, morella cherries, damsons, and various plums. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Mirabelle and Rivers' Early Damson are August damsons, small, the former vigorous. The Book of Pears and Plums In a prolific season a single tree of the Damascene or Worcester damson will yield from 400 to 500 ℔ of fruit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z When the damsons are quite ripe, wipe them separately, and put them into stone jars. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Accordingly, she took out one of the damsons and ate it. The Fairchild Family In July, strawberries, gooseberries, pineapples, plums, cherries, apricots, raspberries, melons, currants, damsons. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Begin by enclosing your orchard with a wire fence, then form a hedge of damsons. The Book of Pears and Plums We have dug ditches and banks within some of the fences, planting them with thorn, acacia, Vermont damson, Osage orange, and other hedge material. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand You may put in ripe currants, apricots, small plums, damsons, or white bullace, when in season; but with fruit it will require boiling half an hour longer. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. She then opened the closet door, and took two or three damsons, which she ate in great haste. The Fairchild Family Peaches, pears, figs, bullace, grapes, apples, medlars, damsons, filberts, nuts, walnuts, quinces, services. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The Midland people won't have the Farleigh Prolific so popular in Kent, and they are right; the Shropshire folks think their damson the best of all and many agree with them. The Book of Pears and Plums Take damsons that have been preserved without sugar; pass them through a sieve, to take out the skins and stones. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Take four gallons of water, and put to every gallon four pounds of Malaga raisins and half a peck of damsons. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. So she opened the closet door and took one damson, and then another, and then two more. The Fairchild Family Baked currants are better mixed with raspberries or damsons. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Sprinkle with a liqueur glass of rum or brandy or whiskey, then put in a layer of preserved plums—damsons are best—along with their juice. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South Gooseberries, currants, raspberries, and cherries, damsons, and various plums and fruits, are made into puddings with the same crust directed for apple puddings. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Pineapples, melons, grapes, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears, apples, quinces, medlars, filberts, hazel nuts, walnuts, morella cherries, damsons, white and black bullace. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Hot rolls, fried chicken, hashed brown potatoes, damson jam, radishes and young onions. The Comings of Cousin Ann Pick the damsons clean, bake them slowly, till they may be rubbed through a cullender, leaving nothing but the skins and stones. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families There were pear trees in it, covered with pears, and apple trees laden with great juicy apples; there were dates, and damsons, and figs, and grapes. Tales From Scottish Ballads Crab, cedar, corn, cypress, fig, flax, flower-de-luce, grass, hemp, laurel, mandrake, pine, plums, damsons, primrose, thorns. 3d Henry VI. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Pineapples, peaches, grapes, figs, medlars, all sorts of fine apples and pears, white plums, damsons, white and black bullace, quinces, filberts, walnuts, and chesnuts. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. In these rude and simple days, when housekeepers in the hills tried to convert carrots and beet-root into apricot and damson preserves, these notable women sometimes encouraged children to collect sufficient chuckie-chucks to make preserve. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia To keep damsons for winter pies, put them in small stone jars, or wide-mouthed bottles; set them up to their necks in a boiler of cold water, and scald them. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families My mother’s wedding ring is in that greengage plum next to the banana, and aunt Sophia Babcock’s is in that damson, a little below to the right. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 On some farms large quantities of fruit are grown—such as gooseberries, currants, plums, and damsons. The Toilers of the Field To every pound of fruit take half a pound of sugar; wet the damsons with water; and put them into the sugar with the insides downward. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. It bears bright orange-coloured berries about the size and shape of damsons, growing in bunches. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Currant and damson puddings are prepared in the same way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families We partook of some thirty or forty different sorts; in which flowers, scents, fruits, and gums were mixed with sugar, until of the consistence of damson cheese. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 Trees fill up every available space and corner—apple trees, pear trees, damsons, plums, bullaces—all varieties. The Toilers of the Field This method answers equally well for gooseberries, cherries, greengages, and damsons. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. For they make wine better then any in Spain: and they have grapes of such bigness that they may be compared to damsons, and in taste inferior to none. A History of Elizabethan Literature Currants and damsons may be preserved in the same way. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families All kinds do not bear heavily, the freest bearers being those of the damson family—White Magnum Bonum and Diamond type. Fruits of Queensland If it ain't plum an' apple, it's damson an' apple, which is jest the same only there's more stones in it. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France In the Mount Hope kitchen Miss Salome was at that moment deep in discussion with her "help" over the weighty question of how the damsons were to be preserved. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 It is known in the West Indies as the mountain damson. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Sweeten half a pound of the pulp of damsons, or any other scalded fruit. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families So far, there has been a ready sale for all the plums we can produce for fresh consumption, excepting some of the smaller plums of the damson type, which have been converted into jam. Fruits of Queensland Marie suggested that too much damson tart might be a satisfactory explanation,—that having been the state of things with herself a few days before. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century She had "bossed" Miss Salome for years, and both knew that in the end the damsons would be baked, but the argument had to be carried out for dignity's sake. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 East India shrub which produces round fruits about the size of damson plums, of a yellowish color, with reddish or purplish tints. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture I perceive a pot of unhealthy-looking damson, and a tin of golden syrup, the greater part of which now adorns the infant's face. No Man's Land Just beyond the window the crab-apple trees and the quince trees and the pear trees and the damson trees were rioting in blossom. Sally of Missouri In honour of her guests, Marian went to her cupboard, and brought out a mould of damson cheese, a bowl of syllabub, and a round tea-cake, which she set before the fire to toast. Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada "Well, you don't want damsons sweet, do you?" retorted Clemantiny scornfully. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 Breakfast consisted of big plates of porridge and slices of home-made bread spread with damson jam. The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking The hot broth, toast and damson preserves were very welcome to Winifred and her mother. A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia All manner of fruit was there, apples and pears, dates and damsons, figs and currants, all ripe, ready to be plucked. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children My heart is fair broken to think o' the cook and Eelen Young makin' a hash of the apple jeely and the damson jam. Patsy "It's ever so much nicer to have one's meals out-of-doors, even in January!" declared Bevis, munching a damson tartlet, and dropping stones into the brook below. The Princess of the School There were a great many apple, pear, and damson trees in the garden. Recollections of Old Liverpool Magnus minor, being an athlete, occupied most of the journey in training himself on cold boiled eggs and damsons; while Joe, being a poet, read somebody’s “Half Holiday” in a corner. Boycotted And Other Stories Just outside the palings of the courtyard at Lucketts' Place, in front of the dairy, was a line of damson and plum trees standing in a narrow patch bordered by a miniature box-hedge. Round About a Great Estate I have brought a few Plums and these pears for you, A dozen kinds of apples, one or two Melons, some figs all bursting through Their skins, and pearled with dew These damsons violet-blue. Poems The damson, which used in the Middle Ages to be called the "damascene," was called in Latin prunum damascenum, or "plum of Damascus." Stories That Words Tell Us It seemed ages ago since April, when the village was a foaming mass of damson blossom, and the "plum winter" had set in just when spring really seemed to have arrived for good. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers “Let’s jack it up,” said Magnus, who was feeling a little depressed after the damsons. Boycotted And Other Stories Under the damson tree the first white snowdrops came, and the crocuses, whose yellow petals often appeared over the snow, and presently the daffodils and the beautiful narcissus. Round About a Great Estate Apricots are selling at a halfpenny or less the pound, and plums and damsons, not to speak of greengages, keep good pace with them in price and sales. Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond In addition to these there were, for Ella's benefit, a few sandwiches made with damson jam, from which the stones had been extracted. The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 Those damsons which Ruth had seen dangling for at least three years in the cottage orchards were ripe at last. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Joe, the poet, agreed, and sat down on the shady side of a rock with the watch in one hand, the “Half Holiday” in the other, and his share of the damsons in his mouth. Boycotted And Other Stories Many homes as thar is in this world!—Le' me fry you another plateful of nice brown cakes, honey, and get you some damson preserves—maybe you like them better'n sweetmeats. Honey-Sweet There you have a concise history of George Eliot's life at this period, divided as it was between music, literature, and damson cheese. Scenes of Clerical Life Dried fruits from Metz, figs from Smyrna, and dates from Tunis lie side by side on our table with Brazil nuts and guava jelly and damson cheese and almonds and raisins. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Indeed, the match was discussed on numerous ladders, with almost as much interest as the unfailing theme of the damsons themselves. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers Our plums coming chiefly from Syria and Damascus, the damson, or damascene plum, reminds us of its distant origin. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The housekeeper waits in black silk, and looks as if she had no meaner occupation than to sit in a rocking-chair, and dream of damson cheese. The Brownies and Other Tales The damson coloured it, and whatever they used for apple gave it body. Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force The fruit is a drupe about the size and color of a damson. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. These, and the mulberry, are the most common; next are the bullace and damson. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries "He's not a monster, child: he's just a man.—And now, Unity, I am making damson preserves to-day." Lewis Rand Ordinary bottled fruits, such as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, rhubarb, damsons, cranberries, etc., can be used for making fruit pies, or they can be sent to table simply as stewed fruit. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet The thought of Jane's children—of the innocent souls so unaware of the awful predicament in which they were placed that their bodies could be devouring bread and damson preserves in the laundry. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage Most of the recipes for making a sweet pickle for fruit, such as cling-stone peaches, damsons, plums, cherries, apricots, etc., are so similar, that we give that which is most successfully used. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home The word "dumb" is an archaic synonym for "damson," and the same rule would apply between it and the plum, as with the cherry and the merry. Grain and Chaff from an English Manor And then we could forage for pears, peaches, plums, damsons, all kinds of apples, paw paws, and then later for the nuts, hickory nuts, walnuts, chestnuts, hazel nuts, chinquapins, and a lot more. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand The juice can be boiled with sugar till it gets like red currant jelly, or the juice of the damsons can be sweetened with less sugar and thickened with corn-flour. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet On the tray is a tiny teapot and a tiny cup and a tiny dish, in which are three little salted damsons, with a toothpick fixed in one of them. Kimono When fresh fruits are in season, this pudding is exceedingly nice, with damsons, plums, red currants, gooseberries or apples; when made with these, the pudding must be thickly sprinkled over with sifted sugar. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home In eating stone fruit, such as cherries, damsons, &c., the same rule had better be observed. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette L. E. D.—The medical effects of the damson and common prunes are, to abate heat, and gently loosen the belly: which they perform by lubricating the passage, and softening the excrement. The Botanist's Companion, Volume II In order to extract the juice from damsons they should be sliced and placed in a jar or basin and put in the oven. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet Then he places in his mouth the damson balanced on the point of the toothpick. Kimono This is a delicious pudding; plums or damsons are sometimes used instead of cherries. The Jewish Manual Practical Information in Jewish and Modern Cookery with a Collection of Valuable Recipes & Hints Relating to the Toilette In eating stone fruit, such as cherries, damsons, &c., the same rule had better be observed. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette In exposed positions protection may be afforded by a row of damson trees. Gardening for the Million If the mould of jelly is made in a round basin, a single whole damson can be placed on the top of the mould and green leaves placed round the base. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet Fruit trees—apple, plum, and damson—were planted; also some roses. Hodge and His Masters The cultivated plums, damsons and gages are varieties of the Prunus domestica, the cultivated plum tree. Among the Trees at Elmridge On the blackthorn hang the purple sloeberries, like small damsons, luscious and covered with bloom. A Cotswold Village She said this with great confidence, for the damson pelisse suggested that Mrs. Bloss, at all events, was not suffering under Mr. Gobler’s complaint. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people One of his eyes looked like an over-ripe damson, but we gave him three cheers as he made his way back to his seat. The Stark Munro Letters Raised high above the hayseed world He smokes his painted pipe, And now surveys the orchard ways, The damsons clustering ripe. Georgian Poetry 1920-22 Green gages and damsons maybe preserved according to this receipt. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches I asked her would she like some grapes, Some damsons ripe and sweet; A custard made with new-laid eggs, Or tender fowl to eat. Georgian Poetry 1913-15 For the damson trees were all out, patterning the valleys,—marking the bounds of orchard and field, of stream and road. Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II Jenny worked in the jam-factory, and there was something of the aroma of ripe fruit about her: ripe strawberries, raspberries, plums, damsons. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Dried cherries and damsons may be stewed in the same manner, adding the sugar before they are quite done. Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers You may bottle damsons in the same manner; also grapes. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches At the desert, we had luscious grapes as large as damsons, in bunches of from three to five pounds in weight. Paris as It Was and as It Is She found in her retreat shrubs which bore a fruit much like damsons; and the rocks were covered with medlar-trees, the fruit of which was excellent. The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others Seckel, blackheart, palpitant Rained their bleaching strays; and white Snowed the damson, bent aslant; Rambow-tree and romanite Seemed beneath deep drifts to pant. Poems Cranberry and damson sauce are suitable to eat with roast poultry. Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers There was not much in my nurse’s cottage with which to prove her liberality, but a quart of damsons for my mother was enough. The Early Life of Mark Rutherford (W. Hale White) It was famous then for its fat, rich cheeses and its green damson plums. Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front In later years he would probably have thought damson tart 'very vulgar.' The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Black and white bullace, damsons, late figs, almonds, filberts, hazel nuts, walnuts, filberts. Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby INGREDIENTS.—1-1/4 pint of damsons, 1/4 lb. of moist sugar, 1/2 lb. of short or puff crust. The Book of Household Management Talking about damsons and apples, I call to mind a friend in Potter Street, whose name I am sorry to say I have forgotten. The Early Life of Mark Rutherford (W. Hale White) The Quaker smiled, sparkling considerably under his gray eyebrows while his wife took another light and went after the damson preserve. Old Caravan Days No anecdotes of his childhood are preserved, except that he once cried because he could not eat any more damson tart. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 If cranberries, gooseberries, dried peaches, or damsons, they should be stewed, and made very sweet. Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss Leslie When fresh fruits are in season, this pudding is exceedingly nice, with damsons, plums, red currants, gooseberries, or apples; when made with these, the pudding must be thickly sprinkled over with sifted sugar. The Book of Household Management Come out; I will find thee some ripe damsons, and save thee cake for thy supper, if Friend Warder does not eat it all. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Mother," said the Quaker from the abundant goodness of his heart, "doesn't thee mind that damson p'serve thee never let's me have unless I take the ag'y and shake for it? Old Caravan Days The bright colours of a bullfinch were visible a moment just now, as he passed across the shadows farther down the garden under the damson trees and into the bushes. The Life of the Fields Yet it does not agree with fruit; the peaches and nectarines are shrivelled to the size of damsons, and half of them drop. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Amongst the list of the best sorts of baking plums, the damson stands first, not only on account of the abundance of its juice, but also on account of its soon softening. The Book of Household Management Therefore the Squire's tactics were successful, and the talk at the supper table over the hot biscuits and the cold chicken and the damson preserves was concerned merely with the characters of the brothers Britt. When Egypt Went Broke In the middle of the damsons, when they were just on the fire, there was a knock at the door. Ruth Molly went the long walk to the Holly Farm to order the damsons out of a kind of penitence. Wives and Daughters No fruit shall 'scape Our palates, from the damson to the grape. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 INGREDIENTS.—1-1/2 pint of damsons, 1/4 lb. of moist sugar, 3/4 lb. of suet or butter crust. The Book of Household Management It was damson preserve Mrs. Smalley had for supper last night. Shavings The child said, 'Yes! if I could leave the damsons;' and straightway came to call me, leaving them standing in the passage. Ruth I'm the last person in the world to tax any one's strength; I'd sooner never see damson preserve again. Wives and Daughters Hugh had seen the little glutton paint both cheeks to the eyes with damson tart, and render more than a quantity proportionate to the colouring, invisible. David Elginbrod Stir the sugar well in, and simmer the damsons slowly for 2 hours. The Book of Household Management The oldtimer would have bombarded it with a large brunette pill about the size and color of a damson plum. Speaking of Operations It is about the size of a damson. The Life of the Spider You had better go to the Holly Farm, and speak about those damsons I ordered, and which have never been sent.' Wives and Daughters Alas, good master, my wife desir'd some damsons, And made me climb, with danger of my life. King Henry VI, Part 2 A few of the stones may be cracked, and the kernels boiled with the damsons, which very much improves the flavour of the cheese. The Book of Household Management There, too, were strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and currants; damson and greengages, and apricots, that grew on vines. The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation INGREDIENTS.—1 quart of damsons, 1 pint of syrup No. 1512. The Book of Household Management Mode.—Procure sound ripe damsons; pick the stalks from them, and put them into boiling syrup, made by recipe No. 1512. The Book of Household Management Simmer them gently until the fruit is tender, but not sufficiently soft to break; take them up, boil the syrup for 5 minutes; pour it over the damsons, and serve. The Book of Household Management Time.—1 hour to boil the damsons without the sugar; 2 hours to simmer them slowly, 1/2 hour quickly. The Book of Household Management Stone the damsons, weigh them, and to every lb. allow 3/4 lb. of loaf sugar. The Book of Household Management INGREDIENTS.—To every quart of damsons allow 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar. The Book of Household Management INGREDIENTS.—Fresh fruits, such as currants, raspberries, cherries, gooseberries, plums of all kinds, damsons, &c.; wide-mouthed glass bottles, new corks to fit them tightly. The Book of Household Management Cabinet pudding, and damson tart made with preserved damsons. The Book of Household Management Sufficient.—1 pint of damsons to make a very small pot of cheese. The Book of Household Management Open jam tart, which should have been made with the pieces of paste left from the damson tart; baked arrowroot pudding. The Book of Household Management FRUIT.—Bullaces, damsons, figs, filberts, grapes, melons, morella-cherries, mulberries, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, quinces, walnuts. The Book of Household Management FRUIT.—Apples, black and white bullaces, damsons, figs, filberts, grapes, pears, quinces, walnuts. The Book of Household Management |
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