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5:30pm Friday 29th August 2008

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Greenbanks, Kendal: English Victoria plums (weather permitting for picking, plus small crop this year) £1.99 per lb.

Templand Farm Shop, Allithwaite (Fri/Sat only): Beef sausage with sun-dried tomatoes made with farmer Brian’s own-reared Aberdeen Angus £3.45/500g.

Artisan, Kendal: New Monkey Tree (Wigton) range of sauces including chilli, Sicilian-style aubergine, smokey paprika from £1.95. Tasting tomorrow (Sat).

Steadmans, Sedbergh: New Fish Fanatics range, frozen & packed at sea – 2x175g plaice fillets £4.95.

Hazelmere Bakery, Grange-over-Sands: Hazelmere own-make frozen meal range new dish ... Cottage Pie (serves 1) £3.45.

Sawrey Stores: Savin Hill (Lyth Valley) Saddleback pork & leek sausage £1.03/100g.

Growing with Grace, Clapham: Beetroot with tops £3.47/kilo; various courgette varieties £2.50/kilo – all own-crop.

Cartmel Village Shop: Great Taste 2008 gold award-winning gooseberry & elderflower ice cream from Alder Tree Farm (Suffolk) £4.25 / 500mls.

Baba Ganoush, Kendal: Back by popular demand individual salamis eg: paprika- coated £2.95; also, hand-churned French salted butter from the Charante £2.75/250g.

Hutchinsons, Coniston: New pre-pack chicken range all £2.50/500g eg: Chinese drumsticks; garlic butter sauce; piri piri.

Richardsons, Bowness: Special offer 4 burgers, 8 sausages, 4 Italian or Bombay chicken kebabs, 4 Chinese pork ribs £10.

Plumgarths farm shop: Cumbrian-reared beef rump steak £13.79/kilo.

Kendal Fisheries: Silver hake loin fillets £5.25/500g; jumbo salmon fishcakes £1.30.