Jam on a new leather shoe

A sticky pulp of cranberries, plums and oranges was boiled with strawberries in a clay pot to create a rich jam seasoned with thyme, bergamot and a few flaked almonds. Complex earthy notes ventured on to the palate too, but now with a delightful peach pastry drizzled with honey and a sprinkle of ground nutmeg and mace. Water took complexity to a new level. Boot polish on new leather shoes found its place beside tobacco, wood oil and a generous glass of cider brandy. Heavy oak provided a strong framework within which we discovered rum and raisin fudge, fruit jelly sweets and madeira cake adorned with glacé cherries.