Lucy's of Ambleside: New line Lucy's Just Desserts - Sublime Sticky Toffee Pudding' ......................................225g (£3.50) & 500g (£5.75).

Gluten-free also available (225g).

Low Sizergh Barn Farm Shop: NOW AVAILABLE Low Sizergh's own whole & semi-skimmed organic milk.........................1 litre 78p / 2 litres £1.50.

Watson & Woollard, Kendal: Lancashire hotpot lamb middle neck chops................£2.94 per half kilo.

make it a Cumberland hotpot by adding award- winning black pudding from Sedbergh 55p per 100g.

Lunesdale Fruiterers, Kirkby Lonsdale: Locally-grown pumpkins, various sizes.......from 99p.

Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Delicious winter warmer for large appetites beef steak, ale & Stilton pie.....................£1.30 each.

Peter Hutchinson, Greenodd: Whole legs of pork buy and freeze now for Christmas..........£1.25 per lb.

Dales butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale: Free range chickens from Hayden Fortune of Wigglesworth (nr Settle)....................£2.10 per 500g.

The Honeypot, Hawkshead: Herbs & spices for peppered steak in a special earthenware pot...£9.50.

Howbarrow organic farm, Cartmel: English apples, several varieties..from £1.84 per kilo.

Oddbins, Kendal: New in ... Casillero del diablo pinot noir (Chile)..............................£5.99 (2 for £10).

Country Harvest, Ingleton: Frozen ready meal succulent honey roast duck breast in Victoria plum sauce (oven-cook) 1 or 2 portions: £5.95 / £11.85.