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2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 05 7:32 pm Post subject: Fruit butter & cheeses
Has anyone ever made these? I have a national trust book that has some recipes in but wasn't sure there like. they sound like jam but much solider

alison
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Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 05 8:59 pm Post subject:
I make apple butter. You have just about described it really. They are very nice though.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 3:47 pm Post subject:
Quince cheese tastes just like solid marmalade. I'm going to make some as soon as I can lay my hands on some suitable moulds. Let us know how you get on!

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
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Location: Surrey

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 4:41 pm Post subject:
how would it be used? like jam on cakes or bread or on something more like crackers

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 8:37 pm Post subject:

I think fruit cheeses were so named because they were often eaten instead of a cheese course. Here in Portugal they slice it thickly & eat on bread & butter (too sweet for me like this) but I prefer to use it as an alternative to pickle or chutney and eat with cold meats and cheeses.

Fruit butters are nice used as the filling in Victoria sponges but can also be spread like jam, used in trifles, on ice cream etc. They don't keep so well as they contain less sugar.

Lyds

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 41
Location: South Hams, Devon

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 05 8:39 pm Post subject:
Lemon curd - easy and so much better than the bought kind. It has to be made in small quantities and kept in the fridge though.

whitelegg1

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 409
Location: Woodford Green

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 9:24 am Post subject:
I would recommend Damson cheese, I think we followed a HFW recipe. Excelent for eating with a salty cheese (homemade?, have just finished eating a particularly salty one which I mad at the beginning of june, it was the only one which never suffered from mold). Does anyone know if I have missed the boat for PYO damsons this year. OH last night exclaimed 'Damsons!, we didn't get any Damsons!'

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 9:58 am Post subject:

Whitelegg - we picked our damsons in early August so you may be too late for PYO. I think wild ones are later though.

Apple and other fruit butters are also great in fruit cakes. They make a really moist sticky cake and can also be used to replace some of the fat, which can only be a good thing. If you have a slow cooker, you can make fruit butter in it overnight. Much less stirring required and the smell is lovely.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 10:01 am Post subject:
Still loads of wild ones around here. I may be forced to put another demi-john of damson gin into the cupboard.

gil
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Posted: Mon Sep 12, 05 12:04 pm Post subject:
Fruit cheese : more like jelly, but solid enough to cut with a knife. Not quite as solid as fruit pastilles, though ! My venture into this area was damson, using pulp left in the bag after making damson jelly. See the article on jam /jelly-making for damson recipe.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 9:06 pm Post subject:
Made quince cheese today. I swaer the enitre house is now sticky - but this is probably due to having a 5 year old assistant! I couldn't get it to go as thick as I'd have liked, so fingers crossed that it sets sufficiently overnight otherwise we'll have a hell of a lot of quince jam to be eating up.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 9:12 pm Post subject:
Oooo I love quince cheese! It sort of explodes on your tongue with fruitiness. Lovely with a good bit of mature cheddar. Sadly I had no quinces this year

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