Our neighbours often offer us extra eggs from their chucks, or spare fruit and veg from their patch. In turn, we offer jams or whatever we've made with our gooseberries, blackcurrants or whatever we've foraged whilst out and about.
Today, Peter called me over to the fence and handed over a dozen or so fresh eggs. I casually asked him if he was going to do anything with the elderberries before they went past their best. "What elderberries...? came the reply.
It turns out that I could see them, but they were somewhat hidden from his side of the fence - a whole elder bush which has seeded and grown up, but which he hadn't even spotted!
A hour later, I had 500g of berries (after rinsing and removing the stalks), so I combined them with some of last weeks cooking apples (also from next door!) and some shortcrust pastry, and this evening I nipped round to present Lyn and Peter with their pudding...