To this day, I cannot divest the word damson or the word plum of a slightly saucy overtone. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 3] Reference
The fruit is a drupe about the size and color of a damson. From Wordnik.com. [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.] Reference
At the end, there was a palate-cleansing damson ice cream. From Wordnik.com. [UK Young Chef of the Year 2010: Stevie Parle] Reference
She waited for another damson stone to appear, but none did. From Wordnik.com. [Five Fall Into Adventure]
“Mishrnish,” and it also denotes a small plum or damson. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
There were a great many apple, pear, and damson trees in the garden. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Old Liverpool] Reference
Elderberry, damson, blackberry and a concoction they call Pear Brandy. From Wordnik.com. [Bottled Spider]
'Souvenir du Dr Jamain' 1865Dark damson-red gothic rose for semi-shade. From Wordnik.com. [Gardens: Roses - A modern romance] Reference
I was also thinking black currant jam or damson plum jam would be good. From Wordnik.com. [Raspberry Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies] Reference
In exposed positions protection may be afforded by a row of damson trees. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
They turned out fine as I made apple cider cheese and damson plum cheese. From Wordnik.com. [How to Make Apple Pectin Jelly] Reference
There was pastry upon a dish; he selected an apricot-puff and a damson tart. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte] Reference
These, and the mulberry, are the most common; next are the bullace and damson. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
It will be served with jacket tattiespotatoes and followed hopefully by damson fool. From Wordnik.com. [Autumn Equinox, turning seasons] Reference
It's Lambs Pride Superwash in Mysterious Fuchsia - a beautiful heathery damson purple. From Wordnik.com. [Babette for Ariane] Reference
Sister-in-law and I make short work of the damson brandy tasted a little like Benylin. From Wordnik.com. [Starting Early.....] Reference
The hot broth, toast and damson preserves were very welcome to Winifred and her mother. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Maid of Old Philadelphia] Reference
We also drank a great deal of homemade damson vodka, a lovely hostess gift from serpentstar. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth Hite's Journal] Reference
A tiny summer squash, a handful of insect-scarred damson plums; that was all she could afford. From Wordnik.com. [If I Pay Thee Not In Gold]
Check out www.cobnuts.co.uk for other recipe ideas - damson and cobnut mincemeat caught my eye. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Graves, Bordeaux Ultrasoft and smooth with initial notes of dark fruits such as plum and damson. From Wordnik.com. [Will Lyons Picks His Top Ten] Reference
New brown bread and butter and home-made damson jam disappeared down his throat without stopping. From Wordnik.com. [The Rubadub Mystery]
All kinds do not bear heavily, the freest bearers being those of the damson family -- White Magnum Bonum and. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
The mangrove-swamps looked today like a vast damson-coloured carpet threaded with silver where the waterways ran. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in West Africa] Reference
It is known in the West Indies as the mountain damson. From Wordnik.com. [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference
They went out into the back garden under the budding damson-trees. From Wordnik.com. [Sons and Lovers] Reference
The effect of this neglect is particularly obvious in apples, pears, and damson-plums. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests] Reference
Very mature nose, all macerated plum fruit and damson jam, with a little mint on the side. From Wordnik.com. [CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes)] Reference
Breakfast consisted of big plates of porridge and slices of home-made bread spread with damson jam. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking] Reference
If it ain't plum an 'apple, it's damson an' apple, which is jest the same only there's more stones in it. From Wordnik.com. [Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France] Reference
'Well! I'm the last person in the world to tax any one's strength; I'd sooner never see damson preserve again. From Wordnik.com. [Wives and Daughters] Reference
The model has already impressed her friends with her homemade damson jam, which she makes in her Cotswold kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The mangrove-swamps looked to-day like a vast damson-coloured carpet threaded with silver where the waterways ran. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in West Africa] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [The Stark Munro Letters] Reference
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