damsons
Tart purple fruit
Damsons are small, oval plums with dark blue-purple skin and tart yellow-green flesh.
Too astringent to eat raw, they're prized for jams, jellies, and gin: damson preserves, damson gin.
The fruit takes its name from Damascus, where it supposedly originated.
A damson tree is sometimes called a damson plum.
Soft stone fruit
- stonefruitFruit with central pit
- prunusStone fruit group
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
- sloeAstringent wild drupe
mirabelle · greengage · wild · hedgerow · foraged · ancestral · heirloom · english
Hue between crimson and azure
- violetSmall five-petaled wildflower
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
dusky · dark · deep · wine · inky · bruised · mottled · skin
Fruit tree plantation
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- harvestGathering mature crops
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
pollination · bees · grafting · rootstock · saplings · picking · ladder · windfall
Cotton-cleaning machine
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
- wineFermented grape beverage
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
syrup · infusion · sloe · homebrew · steeping · spirits · fruity · boozy
plum
Soft stone fruit
- stonefruitFruit with central pit
- prunusStone fruit group
- drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
sloe · mirabelle · greengage · wild · hedgerow · foraged · ancestral · heirloom · english · rosaceae
purple
Hue between crimson and azure
bloom · dusky · dark · deep · wine · inky · bruised · mottled · skin · pigment
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
blossom · pollination · bees · grafting · rootstock · saplings · picking · ladder · windfall · yield
gin
Cotton-cleaning machine
cordial · syrup · infusion · sloe · homebrew · steeping · spirits · fruity · boozy · aperitif
jam
Cooked fruit spread
chutney · compote · conserve · canning · pitting · sugar · pectin · jars · seal · homemade
tart
Sharp-flavored small pie
- sourSharp, biting taste
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
- tangySharp and lively-tasting
sharp · bitter · bracing · acidic · intense · rich · deep · complex · sweetening · cooking
damsonstable grapes
Grapes for eating fresh
sugar plums · honey · dates · eating apples · sweet cherries
- damson plumSmall purple stone fruit