Bowland Bridge Stores: Wood's Original Damson Vinegar £2.40 (300mls) made by proprietors John & Molly Woods.

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: New season pheasant from Cartmel Valley Game £6.90 per brace.

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: Christmas order forms now available. Turkeys from Margaret Waller at Killington £3.47/500g. Also, Lowther organic turkeys £4.43/500g.

Country Harvest, Ingleton: Ultimate' Christmas puddings made in Kendal £1.65/ 120g; £5.45/454g; £9.95/908g. Serve with Ultimate' rum or brandy butter £2.10/190g.

Peter Hutchinson, Greenodd: Boned & rolled loin of pork from farmer John Hadwin of Broughton-in-Furness £2.50 per lb.

Lucy's of Ambleside: Therapeutic organic chocolate - with ginger, jasmin, green tea & goji £5.50/100g.

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Easy-to-carve matured bone-in ribs of beef - tender & tasty £4.98 per 500g.

The Honeypot, Hawkshead: Claire's Handmade award-winning beetroot chutney with fresh ginger £2.70/200g jar.

Howbarrow organic farm, Cartmel: Quince from France (land, not air freight) £2.62/kilo; own-grown winter spicy salad with mizuna, rocket etc £1.38/125g.

Dales butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale: Vale of Lune legs of lamb from farmer J. Holdsworth £3 per 500g.

Oak Street Bakery, Windermere: For Bonfire, treacle bread £1.45; parkin £2.50.

Burton Village Stores: Forest of Bowland Wensleydale' cheese £2.25/500g; Smoked Applewood cheese £5.15/500g.