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@ eaguk:
As I used to live on an isolated island off the westcoast of Scotland (I now live on the mainland, still quite remote) - we do have scales here. Next time give me a shout and you can borrow mine:-)

Simmer blueberries with red wine and finely chopped rosemary. Great as a sauce for vanilla icecream or yoghurt.

I just had a dessert with lemon curd last night: they had stacked three meringues on top of each other, with whipped heavy cream and lemon curd between each layer & topped with a coconut tuile (which was nice but when I'll make this dessert myself I'll just leave it off).
I also like to swirl a tsp into plain yoghurt and top with raspberries, or just eat it straight out of the jar:-)

Spread it on a nice slice of sourdough bread, sprinkle with a bit of salt. So good. If only it was slightly healthier:-)

My (German) mom makes a grated carrot/apple side dish that sounds similar: 500g grated carrot (uncooked), 250g grated apple, 2-3 TS lemon juice, sugar to taste. Make a couple of hours ahead.
Sorry I can't give you "the" recipe - I think there are also regional differences. But I think coleslaw (Krautsalat), grated pickled beets and the carrot dish (Karottensalat) are quite common. There are a lot of recipes online (in German). Some are using white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, S&P, or pineapple instead of apple etc. Some also use buttermilk in the dressing. If you find a German recipe that looks like you remember it, I'm happy to translate. Or use www.leo.de, which is an online dictionary.

From your description it sounds more like a puffball to me. There are many different types. See http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&um=1&q=puffball&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20
If it is a puffball and the interior is black, it's not edible anymore.

@brigittesm: Another German expat?
I've taken 5 pounds of white asparagus (peeled, in a moist kitchen towel) on a plane, because you can only get the green kind here in NW Scotland. Importing plants is not really allowed, though.
I only have to drive two hrs one way to buy quark, so at least that's no problem:-)

Mongoose: Glühen means to glow - Glühwein is similar to mulled wine (maybe because it makes your face glow?!) , in your case though it would be cherry wine which can also be drunk warm. Yummy but very different from Kirschwasser.