| 词条 | Plum jerkum |
| 释义 |
Plum jerkum is an alcoholic drink produced from plums. It has been variously described as made in the same way as cider[1] and as a fruit wine,[2] although the terminology implies slightly different methods. The drink is native to the north Cotswolds[3] and particularly to the county of Worcestershire, where plum cultivation was once centred on Pershore and the Vale of Evesham; it was also found around Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire.[4][5] Jerkum was known as a traditional product of Worcester along with potted lamperns and curd cheesecakes.[6] A 19th century reference, again from Worcester, suggests that it was often taken mixed with cider to reduce its strength: "plum jerkum is [...] the fermented juice of plums, and is a very heady liquor. In the country they often mix it with cider, and thus moderate its effect [...] A man who was brought before the Pershore magistrates on a charge of drunkenness confessed he had a drop too much of it. Perhaps he took it neat".[7] The jerkum made around Chipping Campden was made, for preference, from a dark bullace-like plum found in the area's villages: however it ranged in colour from "a deep purple to a claret red", and in flavour "from a sticky sweetness to a sparkling tartness" depending on the type of plum used.[8] The Worcestershire author and farmer Fred Archer mentions jerkum several times in his stories of rural life,[9] as does John Moore in his books set around a fictionalised Bredon Hill. Some aficionados in American craft beverages have started to use "jerkum" as a broader term encompassing the alcoholic drink produced from any unadulterated fermented stone fruit (e.g., nectarine, peach, apricot, pluot).[10] References1. ^Hart-Davis, D. Country Matters, 1988, p.165 {{england-stub}}{{wine-stub}}2. ^Archer, F. Farmers, craftsmen and music makers: life in a Worcestershire village between the wars, Sutton, 1994, p.20 3. ^Greensted, M. The arts and crafts movement in the Cotswolds, Sutton, 1996, p.97 4. ^{{cite book|last=Brill|first=Edith|title=Life and tradition on the Cotswolds|year=1973|publisher=Dent}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Hart-Davis|first=Duff|title=Country Matters|year=1988|publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson|isbn= 978-0-297-79460-8}} 6. ^Edwards, T. Worcestershire, Paul Elek, 1949, p.12 7. ^"Crowquill's Jottings, Berrow's Worcester Journal, October 17, 1891, p.5 8. ^Brill, 1973, pp.52-3 9. ^e.g. Archer, F. Hay days: memories of country life in the 1920s, Sutton, 2001, p.126 10. ^http://www.missiontrailcider.com/jerkum.aspx 6 : Plum dishes|Fruit wines|English cuisine|Culture in Worcestershire|Culture in Warwickshire|Cotswolds |
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