Plum jerkum and in flavour "from a sticky sweetness to a sparkling tartness" depending on the type of plum used. The Worcestershire author and farmer Fred Archer mentions jerkum several times in his stories of rural life, 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). Plum jerkum Plum jerkum is an alcoholic drink produced from plums. It has been variously described as made in the same
Angolan epauletted fruit bat Angolan epauletted fruit bat The Angolan epauletted fruit bat ("Epomophorus angolensis") is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was described as a new species in 1870 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. Gray described it as a "variety" of "Epomophorus macrocephalus", which has since been synonymized with the Angolan epauletted fruit bat. Its species name ""angolensis"" is Latin for "Angolan." It is found in two countries in Southern Africa, including Angola and Namibia. It is