What's in the shops this weekend with the emphasis, where possible, on locally produced and speciality foods.

Cartmel Village Shop: Goosnargh Gold award-winning Double Gloucester from Butler Farmhouse Cheeses at Inglewhite (Lancs) mellow, nutty bite, matured for 12 months - £5.25 per 500g.

Steadmans, Sedbergh: New product - Garsdale dry-cured smoked back bacon - £3.90 1/2k also, Garsdale dry-cured bacon joints - £1.65 1/2k.

Richardsons, Bowness: Special offer on local beef 10lbs best stewing steak - £17.70.

Greenbanks, Kendal: English Royal Gala apples - 45p per lb.

Plumgarths farm shop: Ruth's Gingerbread £1.98, Range of ready meals - from £1.50.

Kendal Fisheries: Best Scottish-caught baby haddocks - £3.74 per half kilo, Oak-smoked cod roe (slice, flour & pan-fry) - 4.96 per half kilo.

Hutchinsons, Coniston: Own-make spiced Cumberland sausage - £2.20 per half kilo.

Oddbins, Kendal: Virginie Viognier (France) peaches & cream, pear & honey flavours "soft & approachable" - down to £4.49.

Kendal Foodhall: Celebrate Chinese New Year Szechuan flavoured noodle range - 90p/160g pack.

A Taste of Lakeland, Ambleside: Something different for Valentine's Day, food baskets with a local flavour - from £5.

February 6, 2003 10:00