A CUMBRIAN mansion has teamed up with a world-famous department store to launch a new posh preserve range.

Home to The World’s Original Marmalade Awards, Dalemain Mansion, near Penrith, has joined forces with Fortnum and Mason for the Mistress of Dalemain Marmalade Range inspired by its historic gardens.

“It has been very exciting developing this range of marmalades inspired by my garden as it unites my two passions of gardening and marmalade,” said Jane Hasell-McCosh, owner of Dalemain. “I am delighted to have my marmalades on the shelves of F&M’s iconic London store and promoting and championing Cumbrian foods.”

Marmalade has been served up at Dalemain to members of the Hasell-McCosh family for eleven generations and remains a firm favourite to this day.

And with the already well-established Dalemain Marmalade Collection produced at the Georgian mansion in heart of the 18th century estate, the new trio offers a sumptuous selection of new flavours.

On the menu is Kitchen Garden Marmalade, flavoured with the finest tender spring rhubarb grown under pottery cloches and harvested since Georgian times, Lemon and Rose Petal Marmalade, inspired by the 150 roses grown in Dalemain’s walled garden and made using Roserai de l'hay, and Apricot and Sweet Orange Marmalade.

This too was inspired by the apricot trees that grew against the warmth of the brick in the 17th century walled garden which gave protection in the unpredictable weather of the Lake District.

The Mistress of Dalemain’s Marmalades is named after the ‘Mistress’, referring to the person in charge of the grand house which is now Ms Hasell-McCosh who is a self-confessed ‘marmalade champion’.

Having been launched on Saturday (July 19) at the Eden Food and Farming Festival and following a tasting session at the grounds, the quirky conserves are now exclusively on sale at Dalemain and in the capital’s quintessentially British Fortnum and Mason.

For more details of all the Dalemain Marmalade Range go to www.dalemain.com/shop or www.marmaladeawards.com