Damson Crumble

Crumbles can be jazzed up and altered according to the fruit you use. Here is a suggested topping for your damson or plums before the birds and wasps get to them, but if you wanted to make a rhubarb crumble you could add a little ground ginger to the mixture and omit the nuts; or you could use fresh raspberries and all-white flour; or gooseberries with the juice of an orange and the rind stirred into the topping, again omitting the nuts.