Damson Cheese Recipe:
1. Remove any stalks and leaves from the fruit
2. Wash the fruit thoroughly
3. Put the water and the damsons in a heavy-based pan and cover it with a lid
4. Simmer the mixture gently over low heat until the fruit is soft
5. Rub the fruit through a sieve
6. Return the fruit pulp to a clean and dry pan
7. Boil the fruit pulp quickly until the pulp is thick and has reduced by about a third
8. Add the sugar (allow 1 lb sugar to 1 lb pulp)
9. Continue cooking while constantly stirring until a spoon drawn across the base of the pan leaves a firm line
10. Pour the cheese into small, straight-sided pots brushed with glycerin
11. Cover the pots
List of ingredients required:
6 lb damsons
1/2 pint water
sugar
