Audlem's signature dish

Melton Mowbray has its pies; Cartmel its Sticky Toffee Pudding; even Market Drayton is famed as the home of gingerbread.

Audlem Village Traders, meeting last week to discuss new ideas for the shops, cafés and pubs in Audlem, felt it may be interesting to find the ideal 'Audlem dish'.

A famous local food can attract visitors and put a village on the map, even be featured in TV food shows. Sticky Toffee Pudding has been a bonanza for the south Cumbrian village of Cartmel with the product now distributed across the country and visitors flocking to the Cartmel Village Shop.

Ideas for an Audlem dish were soon being discussed, both in and after the meeting. Damsons were immediately identified as being a local speciality with an interesting history – Audlem Damson Cobbler; Damson cheese; Damson Ice Cream; Duck n' Damson ideas were just a few. Could Müller be persuaded to produce an Audlem Damson Corner yoghurt?

Damson drinks also came up – beer, wine and gin. Even more adventurously, why can't we distil local fruit, just like villages throughout Continental Europe.

Dishes other than damsons have been suggested since the meeting – Alde Lyme pie, made with limes, has a tangy historical ring to it; or cheese dishes based on local Cheshire Cheese.

Have you a local dish recipe or suggestion that could really put Audlem on the map; that could be produced by local pubs and cafés and have a 'take away' potential. If so, please drop them off at Williams' newsagents or the Post Office or send them to editor@audlem.org">editor@audlem.org

It doesn't have to be a full recipe – just the idea and a brief description will do as starters.

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